gasell

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

gasell m (definite singular gasellen, indefinite plural gaseller, definite plural gasellene)

  1. form removed by a 2017 spelling decision; superseded by gaselle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Arabic غَزَال (ḡazāl) via German Gazelle.

Noun

gasell m (definite singular gasellen, indefinite plural gasellar, definite plural gasellane)

  1. a gazelle; (pre-2017) alternative form of gaselle f
    • 2011, Høgsongen 7,3 (The Song of Songs, chapter 7, verse 3; translated by the Norwegian Bible Society):
      Brysta dine er som to kalvar, tvillingar til ein gasell.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from French gazelle, from Spanish gacela, from Arabic غَزَال (ḡazāl).

Noun

gasell c

  1. gazelle
  2. (informal) Short for gasellföretag.

Declension
Declension of gasell 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative gasell gasellen gaseller gasellerna
Genitive gasells gasellens gasellers gasellernas

Derived terms

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