hals

See also: Hals, háls, häls, håls, and hals'

Cimbrian

Noun

hals ?

  1. (anatomy) neck
  2. (anatomy) throat

References
  • Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hals/, [halˀs]

Noun

hals c (singular definite halsen, plural indefinite halse)

  1. throat
  2. neck

Declension
Declension of hals
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hals halsen halse halsene
genitive hals' halsens halses halsenes

See also

Noun

hals c

  1. genitive singular indefinite of hal

Verb

hals

  1. imperative of halse

Further reading

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hals, from Old Dutch hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz.

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɑls
  • audio(file)

Noun

hals m (plural halzen, diminutive halsje n)

  1. (narrow sense) Front side of the neck; throat.
    Synonym: keel
  2. (broad sense) Neck.
    Synonym: nek

Derived terms

Gothic

Romanization

hals

  1. Romanization of 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐍃

Icelandic

Noun

hals

  1. indefinite genitive singular of halur

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz.

Noun

hals m

  1. neck

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Further reading
  • “hals”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “hals”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Middle English

Noun

hals

  1. the neck or throat
    • 1380s, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Parliament of Fowles
      I dar eek seye, if she me finde fals,
      Unkinde, Iangler, or rebel in any wyse,
      Or Ialous, do me hongen by the hals!

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz.

Noun

hals m (definite singular halsen, indefinite plural halser, definite plural halsene)

  1. neck
    en sår hals - a sore throat
  2. throat

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hɑls/

Noun

hals m (definite singular halsen, indefinite plural halsar, definite plural halsane)

  1. neck, throat

Derived terms

References

Old Frisian

Noun

hals m

  1. hals

Inflection
Declension of hals (masculine a-stem)
case singular plural
nominative hals halsar, halsa
accusative hals halsar, halsa
genitive halses halsa
dative halse halsum, halsem

Old High German

Noun

hals m

  1. (anatomy) neck

Declension
Declension of hals (masculine a-stem)
case singular plural
nominative hals halsa
accusative hals halsa
genitive halses halso
dative halse halsum
instrumental halsu —

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *halsaz, whence also Old English heals, Dutch hals, Old Saxon hals, Old High German hals, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐍃 (hals).

Noun

hals m (genitive hals, plural halsar)

  1. neck

Declension
  Declension of hals (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hals halsinn halsar halsarnir
accusative hals halsinn halsa halsana
dative halsi halsinum hǫlsum hǫlsunum
genitive halss halssins halsa halsanna

Descendants

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kólsos.

Pronunciation
  • audio(file)
  • Homophone: halls

Noun

hals c

  1. neck
  2. The gullet or windpipe.
  3. A narrow opening in a vessel such as a bottle

Declension
Declension of hals 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative hals halsen halsar halsarna
Genitive hals halsens halsars halsarnas

Derived terms

See also
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