nøgle

See also: nogle and Nogle

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɔɣlə/, /ˈnʌjlə/, [ˈnɒ̽jlə]
• Rhymes: -ʌjlə

Etymology 1

From Old Danish nykil, cognate with Swedish nyckel and Norwegian nøkkel, possibly identical to the following word. Alternatively, it is a younger form, with dissimilation, of Old Danish lykil (cf. also Jutlandic løgel), from Old Norse lykill, derived from the verb lúka (“to close, lock”), from Proto-Germanic *lūkaną.

Noun

nøgle c (singular definite nøglen, plural indefinite nøgler)

1. key
2. clef

Declension

Declension of nøgle

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	nøgle	nøglen	nøgler	nøglerne
genitive	nøgles	nøglens	nøglers	nøglernes

Derived terms

Derived terms

• nøglebarn
• nøgleben
• nøglehul
• nøgleklar
• nøgleknippe
• nøgleord
• nøgleroman
• nøglestilling

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hnykill (“swelling”), derived from the noun Proto-Germanic *hnukkaz, *hnukkô (“hook”), cf. Danish nok (“tap”) (dialect), Icelandic hnokki (“hook”), Old English hnocc (“hook, penis”).

Noun

nøgle n (singular definite nøglet, plural indefinite nøgler)

1. ball (quantity of string, thread, etc., wound into a spherical shape)

Declension

Declension of nøgle

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	nøgle	nøglet	nøgler	nøglerne
genitive	nøgles	nøglets	nøglers	nøglernes