"säl" meaning in Swedish

See säl in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /sɛːl/
Etymology: From Old Norse selr (“seal”). Etymology templates: {{der|sv|non|selr||seal}} Old Norse selr (“seal”) Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||g=c|g2=|head=|sort=}} säl c, {{sv-noun|c}} säl c Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], säl [indefinite, nominative, singular], säls [genitive, indefinite, singular], sälen [definite, nominative, singular], sälens [definite, genitive, singular], sälar [indefinite, nominative, plural], sälars [genitive, indefinite, plural], sälarna [definite, nominative, plural], sälarnas [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. seal (marine mammal) Wikipedia link: sv:säl Tags: common-gender Related terms: kut
    Sense id: en-säl-sv-noun-q3hkKuCd Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header, Phocid seals Derived forms: gråsäl, grönlandssäl, knubbsäl, leopardsäl, pälssäl, storsäl, säldjur, säldöd, sälfångare, sälfångst, sälhål, säljakt, sälkoloni, sälkut, sälkött, sälpest, sälpäls, sälsafari, sälskinn, sälskytt, sälspäck, sälstam, sälunge, vikarsäl

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "selr",
        "4": "",
        "5": "seal"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse selr (“seal”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse selr (“seal”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "säl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "säls",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sälen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sälens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sälar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sälars",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sälarna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sälarnas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "3": "",
        "g": "c",
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        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "säl c",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "c"
      },
      "expansion": "säl c",
      "name": "sv-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "name": "Phocid seals",
          "orig": "sv:Phocid seals",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "gråsäl"
        },
        {
          "word": "grönlandssäl"
        },
        {
          "word": "knubbsäl"
        },
        {
          "word": "leopardsäl"
        },
        {
          "word": "pälssäl"
        },
        {
          "word": "storsäl"
        },
        {
          "word": "säldjur"
        },
        {
          "word": "säldöd"
        },
        {
          "word": "sälfångare"
        },
        {
          "word": "sälfångst"
        },
        {
          "word": "sälhål"
        },
        {
          "word": "säljakt"
        },
        {
          "word": "sälkoloni"
        },
        {
          "word": "sälkut"
        },
        {
          "word": "sälkött"
        },
        {
          "word": "sälpest"
        },
        {
          "word": "sälpäls"
        },
        {
          "word": "sälsafari"
        },
        {
          "word": "sälskinn"
        },
        {
          "word": "sälskytt"
        },
        {
          "word": "sälspäck"
        },
        {
          "word": "sälstam"
        },
        {
          "word": "sälunge"
        },
        {
          "word": "vikarsäl"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "seal (marine mammal)"
      ],
      "id": "en-säl-sv-noun-q3hkKuCd",
      "links": [
        [
          "seal",
          "seal"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "kut"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "sv:säl"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sɛːl/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "säl"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "gråsäl"
    },
    {
      "word": "grönlandssäl"
    },
    {
      "word": "knubbsäl"
    },
    {
      "word": "leopardsäl"
    },
    {
      "word": "pälssäl"
    },
    {
      "word": "storsäl"
    },
    {
      "word": "säldjur"
    },
    {
      "word": "säldöd"
    },
    {
      "word": "sälfångare"
    },
    {
      "word": "sälfångst"
    },
    {
      "word": "sälhål"
    },
    {
      "word": "säljakt"
    },
    {
      "word": "sälkoloni"
    },
    {
      "word": "sälkut"
    },
    {
      "word": "sälkött"
    },
    {
      "word": "sälpest"
    },
    {
      "word": "sälpäls"
    },
    {
      "word": "sälsafari"
    },
    {
      "word": "sälskinn"
    },
    {
      "word": "sälskytt"
    },
    {
      "word": "sälspäck"
    },
    {
      "word": "sälstam"
    },
    {
      "word": "sälunge"
    },
    {
      "word": "vikarsäl"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "non",
        "3": "selr",
        "4": "",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse selr (“seal”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "säl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "säls",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sälen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sälens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sälar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sälars",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sälarna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sälarnas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "nouns",
        "3": "",
        "g": "c",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "säl c",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "c"
      },
      "expansion": "säl c",
      "name": "sv-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "kut"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Swedish common-gender nouns",
        "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Swedish lemmas",
        "Swedish nouns",
        "Swedish terms derived from Old Norse",
        "sv:Phocid seals"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "seal (marine mammal)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "seal",
          "seal"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "sv:säl"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sɛːl/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "säl"
}

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