See also: kéil

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German kil, from Old High German kil, from Proto-West Germanic *kīnan (to split; crack). Cognate with Vilamovian kajł.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaɪ̯l/
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  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯l

Noun

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Keil m (strong, genitive Keiles or Keils, plural Keile)

  1. a wedge
  2. (heraldry) a pile

Declension

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References

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  • Liberman, Anatoly (2008): An Analytic Dictionary of the English Etymology: An Introduction

Further reading

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  • Keil” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Keil” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Keil” in Duden online
  •   Keil on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de