uld

See also: ULD

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish ull, from Old Norse ull, from Proto-Germanic *wullō, cognate with English wool and German Wolle. The Germanic word goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂, which is also the source of Latin lāna, Ancient Greek λῆνος (lênos), Sanskrit ऊर्णा (ū́rṇā), Hittite: 𒋠𒀸 (ḫulanaš).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈulˀ]

Noun

uld c (singular definite ulden, not used in plural form)

wool

Declension

Declension of uld

common gender	Singular
common gender	indefinite	definite
nominative	uld	ulden
genitive	ulds	uldens

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