asiel

Dutch

Alternative forms

• asyl (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from French asile, from Latin asȳlum, from Ancient Greek ἄσυλον (ásulon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːˈzil/, /ɑˈzil/

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• Hyphenation: asiel
• Rhymes: -il

Noun

asiel n (plural asiels or asielen, diminutive asieltje n)

1. asylum (state of legal protection)
2. animal shelter
3. (dated) closed institution into which people are admitted, asylum

Derived terms

• asielbeleid
• asielcrisis
• asieldier
• asielprocedure
• asielrecht
• asielstad
• asielzoeker
• dierenasiel
• hondenasiel
• kattenasiel
• kerkasiel

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: asiel