spegel

See also: Spegel

Norwegian Nynorsk
Spegel

Etymology

From Old Norse spegill.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈspeːɡəl/, /²speːɡəl/

Noun

spegel m (definite singular spegelen, indefinite plural speglar, definite plural speglane)

  1. mirror
    Det hang speglar på veggene.
    Mirrors were hanging on the walls.

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References

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish speghil, from Old Norse spegill, from Middle Low German spēgel, from Medieval Latin speglum, from Latin speculum.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈspeːˌɡɛl/, [ˈs̪peə̯ˌɡɛl̪]
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Noun

spegel c

  1. a mirror; a smooth reflecting surface
  2. something flat and smooth, resembling a mirror (e.g. the surface of a lake)
  3. a (moral) guideline, used for correcting errors, similar to a mirror

Declension
Declension of spegel 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative spegel spegeln speglar speglarna
Genitive spegels spegelns speglars speglarnas
  • backspegel
  • fickspegel
  • hallspegel
  • narrspegel
  • nosspegel
  • rakspegel
  • skrattspegel
  • skvallerspegel
  • sminkspegel
  • spegelbild
  • spegelblank
  • spegelbord
  • spegelbricka
  • spegeldamm
  • spegeldörr
  • spegelfäkteri
  • spegelgalleri
  • spegelglas
  • spegelhylla
  • spegelklar
  • spegellampett
  • spegelmonogram
  • spegelram
  • spegelreflexkamera
  • spegelsal
  • spegelsida
  • spegelskala
  • spegelskrift
  • spegelskärva
  • spegelteleskop
  • spegelvägg
  • spegelvänd
  • spegelyta
  • spegla

Descendants
  • → Estonian: peegel
  • → Finnish: peili
    • → Ingrian: speili (from an early form)

References
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