kuling

See also: Kuling, Ku-ling, kūlíng, and kùling

Danish

Etymology

kule (“to blow up”) +‎ -ing. From Swedish kuling. Related to kold and kølig.

Noun

kuling c (singular definite kulingen, plural indefinite kulinger)

  1. gale (strong wind)

Declension

Declension of kuling
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kuling kulingen kulinger kulingerne
genitive kulings kulingens kulingers kulingernes

Derived terms

  • kulingstyrke
  • kulingvarsel

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From kule (“to blow”) +‎ -ing.

Noun

kuling f or m (definite singular kulinga or kulingen, indefinite plural kulinger, definite plural kulingene)

  1. a strong wind or gale, depending on force, as measured on the Beaufort scale.
    liten kuling - strong breeze (force 6)
    stiv kuling - moderate gale (force 7)
    sterk kuling - fresh gale (force 8)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From kule (“to blow”) +‎ -ing.

Noun

kuling f (definite singular kulinga, indefinite plural kulingar, definite plural kulingane)

  1. a strong wind or gale, depending on force, as measured on the Beaufort scale.
    liten kuling - strong breeze (force 6)
    stiv kuling - moderate gale (force 7)
    sterk kuling - fresh gale (force 8)

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Swedish

Etymology

Equivalent to kule (“to blow up”) +‎ -ing, see kula (“swelling, sphere”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʉːlˌɪŋ/

Noun

kuling c

  1. A gale (strong wind)

Declension

Declension of kuling
nominative genitive
singular indefinite kuling kulings
definite kulingen kulingens
plural indefinite kulingar kulingars
definite kulingarna kulingarnas

Derived terms

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Further reading

  • “kuling”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
  • kuling in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
  • kuling in Svenskt nautiskt lexikon (1920)
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