Danish

Noun

stål n (singular definite stålet, plural indefinite stål)

1. (uncountable) steel (metal alloy)
2. tool

Inflection

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse stál, from Proto-Germanic *stahlą, from Proto-Indo-European *stak- ‎(“to stay, be firm”). Compare Danish and Swedish stål, Icelandic stál, Dutch staal, German Stahl, also English steel.

Noun

stål n ‎(definite singular stålet, uncountable)

1. steel (metal alloy)

Derived terms

References

• “stål” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse stál

Noun

stål n ‎(definite singular stålet, uncountable)

1. steel (metal alloy)

Derived terms

References

• “stål” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse stál, from Proto-Germanic *stahlą, from Proto-Indo-European *stak- ‎(“to stay, be firm”). Compare Danish and Norwegian stål, Icelandic stál, Dutch staal, German Stahl, also English steel.

Pronunciation

Noun

stål n

1. steel (a metal alloy)
2. a tool of steel

Declension

Derived terms

References

• stål in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)