tagl

Faroese

Noun

tagl n (genitive singular tagls, uncountable)

  1. tail (of a horse or cow)

Declension
Declension of tagl (singular only)
n5s singular
indefinite definite
nominative tagl taglið
accusative tagl taglið
dative tagli taglinum
genitive tagls taglsins

Gothic

Romanization

tagl

  1. Romanization of 𐍄𐌰𐌲𐌻

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse tagl, from Proto-Germanic *taglą.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tʰakl/
    Rhymes: -akl

Noun

tagl n (genitive singular tagls, nominative plural tögl)

  1. (of a horse) tail
  2. (hairdo) ponytail
  3. rope
  4. a low jutting slope at the foot of a mountain, edge of a lava field, etc.

Declension
declension of tagl
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tagl taglið tögl töglin
accusative tagl taglið tögl töglin
dative tagli taglinu töglum töglunum
genitive tagls taglsins tagla taglanna

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *taglą, whence also English tail.

Noun

tagl n

  1. (anatomy) tail (of a horse)

Declension
  Declension of tagl (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tagl taglit tǫgl tǫglin
accusative tagl taglit tǫgl tǫglin
dative tagli taglinu tǫglum tǫglunum
genitive tagls taglsins tagla taglanna

Descendants
  • Faroese: tagl
  • Icelandic: tagl
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tagl
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tagl

References
  • “tagl”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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