spegel

See also: Spegel

Norwegian Nynorsk

Spegel

Etymology

From Old Norse spegill.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈspeːɡəl/, /²speːɡəl/

Noun

spegel m (definite singular spegelen, indefinite plural speglar, definite plural speglane)

mirror
Det hang speglar på veggene.
Mirrors were hanging on the walls.

See also

speil (Bokmål)

References

“spegel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish speghil, from Old Norse spegill, from Middle Low German spegel and Medieval Latin speglum, based on Latin speculum.

Pronunciation

Audio (file)

Noun

spegel c

a mirror; a smooth reflecting surface
something flat and smooth, resembling a mirror (e.g. the surface of a lake)
a (moral) guideline, used for correcting errors, similar to a mirror

Declension

Declension of spegel
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	spegel	spegeln	speglar	speglarna
Genitive	spegels	spegelns	speglars	speglarnas

Related terms

backspegel
fickspegel
hallspegel
nosspegel
rakspegel
skrattspegel
skvallerspegel
sminkspegel
spegelbild
spegelblank
spegelbord

spegelbricka
spegeldamm
spegeldörr
spegelfäkteri
spegelgalleri
spegelglas
spegelhylla
spegelklar
spegellampett
spegelmonogram
spegelram

spegelreflexkamera
spegelsal
spegelsida
spegelskala
spegelskrift
spegelskärva
spegelteleskop
spegelvägg
spegelvänd
spegelyta
spegla

References

spegel in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
spegel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.

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