kil

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kil"

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch kil, from Middle Dutch kille.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəl/

Adjective

kil (attributive kil, comparative kiler, superlative kilste)

1. cold, chilly (of temperatures, weather, etc.)
2. cold-hearted, cold-blooded

Breton

Noun

kil ?

1. back

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɪl]

Noun

kil

1. genitive plural of kilo

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiːl/, [kʰiːˀl]

Verb

kil

1. imperative of kile

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɪl/

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• Hyphenation: kil
• Rhymes: -ɪl

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch kille, from Proto-Germanic *kaliz, related to Middle Dutch killen (“to be (ice) cold”).

Related also to German Low German Köle, German kühl, Danish køle, Swedish kyla, Icelandic kylur, and English chill.

Adjective

kil (comparative killer, superlative kilst)

1. cold-hearted, cold-blooded
2. cold, chilly (of temperatures, weather, etc.)

Inflection

Inflection of kil
uninflected	kil
inflected	kille
comparative	killer
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		kil	killer	het kilst het kilste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	kille	killere	kilste
	n. sing.	kil	killer	kilste
	plural	kille	killere	kilste
definite		kille	killere	kilste
partitive		kils	killers	—

Derived terms

• kilheid
• kilte

Descendants

• Afrikaans: kil

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch kille, from Old Dutch *killa, from Proto-Germanic *kiljǭ, ultimately related to *kīnaną (“to crack, split”).

Noun

kil f (plural killen, diminutive killetje n)

1. kill, waterway on sand flats or mud flats
2. creek, rivulet

Alternative forms

• kille

Descendants

• → English: kill

Anagrams

• lik

French

Etymology

A clipping of kilo.

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Noun

kil m (plural kils)

1. (slang) Synonym of kilo
2. (slang) liter of wine.

References

• “kil”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Garo

Noun

kil

1. cotton

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese aquele. Cognate with Kabuverdianu kel.

Pronoun

kil

1. this
2. that

Marshallese

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [kilʲ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /kilʲ/
• Bender phonemes: {kil}

Noun

kil (construct form kilin)

1. skin

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary

Mokilese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkil/

Noun

kil

1. skin

Inflection

Possessive forms of kil (tight inalienable possession, -i stem)

singular possessor	first person		kilihoa
	second person		kilimwen
	third person		kilin
dual possessors	first person inclusive		kilisa
	first person exclusive		kilima
	second person		kilimwa
	third person		kilira
plural possessors	first person inclusive		kilisai
	first person exclusive		kilimai
	second person		kilimwai
	third person		kilirai
remote plural possessors	first person inclusive		kilihs
	first person exclusive		kilimi
	second person		kilimwi
	third person		kilihr
construct form			kilin

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

kil

1. imperative of kile

Old French

Contraction

kil

1. Contraction of ke + il (that he, that it)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French kil, kilo.

Noun

kil n (plural kile)

1. kilo

Declension

Declension of kil

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) kil	kilul	(niște) kile	kilele
genitive/dative	(unui) kil	kilului	(unor) kile	kilelor
vocative	kilule		kilelor

Slovene

Noun

kil

1. genitive dual/plural of kila

Southwestern Dinka

Noun

kil (plural kiɛl)

1. rhinoceros

References

• Dinka-English Dictionary‎^[1], 2005

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kīnaną (“to split, crack open”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɕiːl/
• Rhymes: -iːl

Noun

kil c

1. wedge
2. (heraldry) pile

Declension

Declension of kil
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kil	kilen	kilar	kilarna
Genitive	kils	kilens	kilars	kilarnas

References

• kil in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kil in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kil in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• -lik, lik

Tarao

Noun

kil

1. elbow

References

• Chungkham Yashwanta Singh (2002) Tarao Grammar (in Tarao)

Turkish

Etymology

From Persian گل (gel).

Noun

kil (definite accusative kili, plural killer)

1. clay

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kil”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Volapük

Volapük cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : kil     Ordinal : kilid     Adverbial : kilna

Numeral

kil

1. three

Derived terms

• kilüm

Wiradjuri

Noun

kil

1. Alternative spelling of geel

Zou

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kil˧/

Noun

kil

1. corner

References

• Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 40