Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch civil, from Middle French civil, Old French civil, from Latin cīvīlis (relating to a citizen), from cīvis (citizen).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /siˈvil/
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  • Hyphenation: ci‧viel
  • Rhymes: -il

Adjective edit

civiel (comparative civieler, superlative civielst)

  1. civil (all senses)
  2. civilian

Inflection edit

Inflection of civiel
uninflected civiel
inflected civiele
comparative civieler
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial civiel civieler het civielst
het civielste
indefinite m./f. sing. civiele civielere civielste
n. sing. civiel civieler civielste
plural civiele civielere civielste
definite civiele civielere civielste
partitive civiels civielers

Noun edit

civiel n (uncountable)

  1. plain clothes

Descendants edit

  • Indonesian: sipil