parallell

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek παράλληλος (parállēlos).

Adjective

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

  1. parallel

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek παράλληλος (parállēlos).

Adjective

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

  1. parallel

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Swedish

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Etymology

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

Adjective

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parallell (not comparable)

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

Declension

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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

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Noun

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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

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