kägla

See also: kagla

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Low German, but of uncertain origin outside of Germanic; see German Kegel (“pin, skittle”).

Noun

kägla c

a cone (something cone-shaped)
a pin (in bowling)
Synonym: bowlingkägla
a skittle (in skittles)

Usage notes

Turns into kägel- in compounds.

Declension

Declension of kägla
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kägla	käglan	käglor	käglorna
Genitive	käglas	käglans	käglors	käglornas

Derived terms

kägel (“nine-pin bowling”)
kägelsnitt (“conic section”)
ljuskägla (“cone-shaped light”)

See also

bowling
bowlingklot (“bowling ball”)
kon
strut

References

kägla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
kägla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
kägla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Llewellyn, E.C.: The Influence of Low Dutch on the English Vocabulary

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