| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Gender | common |
| Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | hals | halsen | halse | halsene |
| Afrikaans | nek; hals |
|---|---|
| Catalan | coll |
| Czech | hrdlo; krk; vaz |
| Dutch | hals; nek |
| English | neck |
| English (Old English) | sweora |
| Esperanto | kolo |
| Faeroese | hálsur |
| Finnish | kaula |
| French | col; cou |
| German | Hals |
| Hungarian | nyak |
| Icelandic | háls |
| Italian | collo |
| Jamaican Patois | nek |
| Kabylian | amggerḍ; tamggerṭ; aḥway (ⴰⵎⴳⴳⴻⵔⴹ??ⵜⴰⵎⴳⴳⴻⵔⵟ??ⴰⵃⵡⴰⵢ) |
| Latin | cervix; collum |
| Low German | hals |
| Luxemburgish | Hals |
| Malay | leher |
| Norwegian | hals |
| Polish | szyja |
| Portuguese | pescoço |
| Russian | шея |
| Saterland Frisian | Hoals |
| Scots | hause |
| Spanish | cuello |
| Sranan | neki |
| Swedish | hals |
| Thai | คอ |
| Turkish | boyun |
| West Frisian | hals; nekke |
| Yiddish | האַלדז |