UrsprungBorrowed from German Juwel, from Old French joiel, probably from Vulgar Latin *iocāle, from neuter of *iocālis, from Latin iocus (“joke, jest”).
- common-gendera jewel, a gem (cut gemstone)
- common-gender, figurativelya jewel, a gem (highly valued person or thing)
Formerjuvel(indefinite, nominative, singular) · juvels(genitive, indefinite, singular) · juvelen(definite, nominative, singular) · juvelens(definite, genitive, singular) · juveler(indefinite, nominative, plural) · juvelers(genitive, indefinite, plural) · juvelerna(definite, nominative, plural) · juvelernas(definite, genitive, plural)