# aksel
## Cimbrian
### Alternative forms

* aksala, aksela, aksl

### Etymology

From Middle High German ahsel, from Old High German ahsla, from Proto-Germanic *ahslō (“shoulder”). Cognate with German Achsel, Dutch assel, English axle (“shoulder”), Icelandic öxl.

### Noun

àksel f (plural akseln)
* shoulder
    Dar Sansuun, metten akseln hat gajukhet iidar in tèmpien.Samson knocked down the temple with his shoulders.

### References

* “àksala, àksel” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

## Danish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aksəl/, [ˈɑɡ̊sl̩]
* Rhymes: -aksəl

### Etymology 1

From Old Norse ǫxull m, from Proto-Germanic *ahsulaz, cognate with Norwegian aksel, Swedish axel. Related to the following word.

#### Noun

aksel c (singular definite akslen or (unofficial) akselen, plural indefinite aksler)
* axle

##### Declension
#### References

* “aksel” in Den Danske Ordbog
* “Aksel,1” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

### Etymology 2

From Old Norse ǫxl f, from Proto-Germanic *ahslō, cognate with Norwegian aksel, Swedish axel, English axle, German Achsel.

#### Noun

aksel c (singular definite akslen, plural indefinite aksler)
* (archaic) shoulder

##### Declension
#### References

* “Aksel,2” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

## Indonesian
### Noun

aksel (first-person possessive akselku, second-person possessive akselmu, third-person possessive akselnya)
* (education, colloquial) clipping of akselerasi (“acceleration”).

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology 1

From Old Norse ǫxull.

#### Noun

aksel m (definite singular akselen, indefinite plural aksler, definite plural akslene)
* an axle

##### Synonyms

* aksling

##### Derived terms

* aksellast
* drivaksel
* kamaksel
* veivaksel

### Etymology 2

From Old Norse ǫxl.

#### Noun

aksel m or f (definite singular akselen or aksla, indefinite plural aksler, definite plural akslene)
* a shoulder

##### Synonyms

* skulder

### References

* “aksel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology 1

From Old Norse ǫxull.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /²ɑk.sɛl/, /²ɑk.ʂɛl/

#### Noun

aksel m (definite singular akselen, indefinite plural akslar, definite plural akslane)
* an axle
    Synonym: aksling

##### Derived terms

* aksellast
* drivaksel
* kamaksel
* veivaksel

### Etymology 2

From Old Norse ǫxl, from Proto-Germanic *ahslō.

#### Alternative forms

* aksl, oksl (non-standard since 1917)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑk.sɛl/

#### Noun

aksel f (definite singular aksla, indefinite plural aksler, definite plural akslene)
* (anatomy) a shoulder
    Synonyms: skulder, herd

### References

* “aksel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

### Anagrams

* Aksel, elkas, elska, klase, laske, lekas, leksa, leska, sekla, skale, slake

## Polish
### Alternative forms

* axel

### Etymology

Named after Norwegian skater Axel Paulsen (1855–1938), who in 1882 became the first to perform the jump.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈaksɛl/
* Audio 1:(file)
* Audio 2:(file)
* Rhymes: -aksɛl
* Syllabification: ak‧sel

### Noun

aksel m inan
* (figure skating) axel (jump that includes one (or more than one) complete turn and a half turn while in the air)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* aksel in Polish dictionaries at PWN