Wiktionary

neil

See also: Neil and néil

Estonian edit

Pronunciation edit

Pronoun edit

neil

  1. adessive plural of nad (“they”)

Usage notes edit

  • Used unstressed in a sentence. When the pronoun is stressed, nendel (adessive of nemad) is used.

Pronoun edit

neil

  1. adessive plural of need (“these, those”)
    Synonym: nendel

Middle English edit

Noun edit

neil

  1. Alternative form of nayl

West Frisian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Frisian neil, from Proto-West Germanic *nagl.

Noun edit

neil c (plural neilen or neils, diminutive neiltsje)

  1. nail (on fingers or toes)
  2. nail (metal spike)

Further reading edit

  • “neil”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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