singel

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch singele, with the sense of a moat, from Old French sengle, cengle (“fence”), from Latin cingulum (“belt”).

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Noun

singel m (plural singels, diminutive singeltje n)

  1. a body of water surrounding the inner portion of a city or a village
    Synonyms: singelgracht, gracht

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From English single and singles

Alternative forms

Noun

singel m (definite singular singelen, indefinite plural singeler, definite plural singelene)

  1. (music) a single (record or CD)
  2. (sports) singles (e.g. in tennis)
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Possibly from Dutch

Noun

singel m (definite singular singelen, indefinite plural singler, definite plural singlene)

  1. shingle (pebbles, gravel)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From English single and singles

Alternative forms

Noun

singel m (definite singular singelen, indefinite plural singelar, definite plural singelane)

  1. (music) a single (record or CD)
  2. (sports) singles (e.g. in tennis)

Synonyms

Etymology 2

Possibly from Dutch

Noun

singel m (definite singular singelen, indefinite plural singlar, definite plural singlane)

  1. shingle (pebbles, gravel)

References

Swedish

Noun

singel c

  1. (music) a single (a recording)
  2. an unmarried person without girl- or boyfriend

Declension

Declension of singel 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative singel singeln singlar singlarna
Genitive singels singelns singlars singlarnas
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