parallell

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek παράλληλος (parállēlos).

Adjective[edit]

parallell (neuter singular parallelt, definite singular and plural parallelle)

  1. parallel

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek παράλληλος (parállēlos).

Adjective[edit]

parallell (neuter singular parallelt, definite singular and plural parallelle)

  1. parallel

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin parallēlus, from Ancient Greek παράλληλος (parállēlos).

Adjective[edit]

parallell (not comparable)

  1. parallel (of two or more (straight) lines, (flat) surfaces etc: equally distant from one another at all points)

Declension[edit]

Inflection of parallell
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular parallell — —
Neuter singular parallellt — —
Plural parallella — —
Masculine plural3 parallelle — —
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 parallelle — —
All parallella — —
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

Derived terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

parallell c

  1. a parallel (parallel line)
  2. (geography) a parallel
  3. a parallel (similarity)
    dra paralleller mellan två saker
    draw parallels between two things
    en katastrof med få paralleller
    a catastrophe with few parallels

Declension[edit]

Declension of parallell 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative parallell parallellen paralleller parallellerna
Genitive parallells parallellens parallellers parallellernas

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