knall

See also: Knall and knall-

German

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -al

Verb

knall

1. singular imperative of knallen
2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of knallen

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish knald.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰnalː/
• Rhymes: -alː

Noun

knall n (genitive singular knalls, nominative plural knöll)

1. Christmas cracker

Declension

Declension of knall (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	knall	knallið	knöll	knöllin
accusative	knall	knallið	knöll	knöllin
dative	knalli	knallinu	knöllum	knöllunum
genitive	knalls	knallsins	knalla	knallanna

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From the verb knalle; compare with German Knall.

Noun

knall n (definite singular knallet, indefinite plural knall, definite plural knalla or knallene)

1. bang, crack, detonation, explosion

Derived terms

• knall og fall

Interjection

knall!

1. great! super!

See also

• knall-

References

• “knall” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German Knall.

Noun

knall n (definite singular knallet, indefinite plural knall, definite plural knalla)

1. bang, crack, detonation, explosion

Derived terms

• knallblå
• knall og fall
• knalloransje

Interjection

knall!

1. great! super!

References

• “knall” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Knall.

Noun

knall c

1. a short, sharp bang, like a report
2. (colloquial, especially in sports) a sensation

Declension

Declension of knall

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	knall	knalls
	definite	knallen	knallens
plural	indefinite	knallar	knallars
	definite	knallarna	knallarnas

Derived terms

• dö knall och fall (“die suddenly and unexpectedly”)
• knallpulver (“percussive explosive”)
• knallpulverpistol (“cap gun”)

Related terms

• knalla

See also

• pang (“bang”)

Etymology 2

Perhaps a clipping of knallfull.

Adjective

knall (not comparable)

1. (only used predicatively) drunk (intoxicated)

References

• knall in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• knall in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• knall in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)