keel
EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle English kele, from Old Norse kjǫlr, itself from Proto-Germanic *keluz, perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gewlos. Distantly related to kile.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
keel (plural keels)
- (nautical) A large beam along the underside of a ship’s hull from bow to stern.
- (nautical) A rigid, flat piece of material anchored to the lowest part of the hull of a ship to give it greater control and stability.
- (aeronautics) In a dirigible, a construction similar in form and use to a ship's keel; in an aeroplane, a fin or fixed surface employed to increase stability and to hold the machine to its course.
- (nautical) A type of flat-bottomed boat.
- (zoology) The periphery of a whorl extended to form a more or less flattened plate; a prominent spiral ridge.
- (botany) The two lowest petals of the corolla of a papilionaceous flower, united and enclosing the stamens and pistil; a carina.
- 1985, Charles L. Scott, The Genus Haworthia (Liliaceae): A Taxonomic Revision (page 80)
- Vegetatively it is the nearest to H. translucens with its oblong-lanceolate leaves, with the margins and keel beset with pellucid teeth, but it differs and is characterised by the greyish-black quadrantly positioned globose flowers; […]
- 1985, Charles L. Scott, The Genus Haworthia (Liliaceae): A Taxonomic Revision (page 80)
- A brewer's cooling vat.
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VerbEdit
keel (third-person singular simple present keels, present participle keeling, simple past and past participle keeled)
- (intransitive, followed by "over") to collapse, to fall
- He keeled over after having a stroke.
- To traverse with a keel; to navigate.
- To turn up the keel; to show the bottom.
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Etymology 2Edit
From Middle English kelen, from Old English cēlan (“to cool, to make or become cool”), from Proto-West Germanic *kōlijan, from Proto-Germanic *kōlijaną (“to cool”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian käile, köile (“to cool”), Dutch koelen (“to cool”), German Low German köhlen (“to cool”), German kühlen (“to cool”), Danish køle (“to cool”), Icelandic kæla (“to cool”).
VerbEdit
keel (third-person singular simple present keels, present participle keeling, simple past and past participle keeled)
- (transitive, obsolete) to cool; make cool; to cool by stirring or skimming in order to keep from boiling over
- while greasy Joan doth keel the pot (Shakespeare)
- (transitive, obsolete) to moderate the ardour or intensity of; assuage; to appease, pacify, or lessen
- (intransitive, obsolete) to become cool; cool down
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NounEdit
keel (plural keels)
Etymology 3Edit
Probably from Scottish Gaelic cìl (“ruddle”).
NounEdit
keel
VerbEdit
keel (third-person singular simple present keels, present participle keeling, simple past and past participle keeled)
- (Scotland, transitive) To mark with ruddle.
Etymology 4Edit
Compare Scots kele, keil, keill (“to put to death, kill”).
VerbEdit
keel (third-person singular simple present keels, present participle keeling, simple past and past participle keeled)
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AfrikaansEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Dutch keel, from Middle Dutch kēle, from Old Dutch kela, from Proto-Germanic *kelǭ.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
keel (plural kele)
Derived termsEdit
DutchEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle Dutch kēle, from Old Dutch kela, from Proto-West Germanic *kelā, from Proto-Germanic *kelǭ.
NounEdit
keel f (plural kelen, diminutive keeltje n)
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DescendantsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
From French gueule (“red throat of wild animals”), from Old French goles, plural of gole (“throat”), from Latin gula. Distantly related to Etymology 1 above.
NounEdit
keel n (uncountable)
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EstonianEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Proto-Finnic *keeli, from Proto-Uralic *käle. Cognate with Finnish kieli.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
keel (genitive keele, partitive keelt)
DeclensionEdit
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | keel | keeled |
| accusative | keele | keeled |
| genitive | keele | keelte |
| partitive | keelt | keeli |
| illative | keelde keelesse |
keeltesse keelisse |
| inessive | keeles | keeltes keelis |
| elative | keelest | keeltest keelist |
| allative | keelele | keeltele keelile |
| adessive | keelel | keeltel keelil |
| ablative | keelelt | keeltelt keelilt |
| translative | keeleks | keelteks keeliks |
| terminative | keeleni | keelteni |
| essive | keelena | keeltena |
| abessive | keeleta | keelteta |
| comitative | keelega | keeltega |
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Further readingEdit
Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
keel
Etymology 3Edit
NounEdit
keel
IngrianEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
keel
- Alternative form of keeli
DeclensionEdit
| Declension of keel (type 5/keeli, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | keel | keelet |
| genitive | keelen | keeliin |
| partitive | keeltä, keelt | keeliä |
| illative | keelee | keelii |
| inessive | keelees | keeliis |
| elative | keelest | keelist |
| allative | keelelle | keelille |
| adessive | keeleel | keeliil |
| ablative | keelelt | keelilt |
| translative | keeleks | keeliks |
| essive | keelennä, keeleen | keelinnä, keeliin |
| exessive1) | keelent | keelint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
ReferencesEdit
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 162
- Olga I. Konkova; Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку[1], →ISBN, page 33
Tedim ChinEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Kuki-Chin *keel, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *keel.
NounEdit
keel
ReferencesEdit
- Zomi Ordbog based on the work of D.L. Haokip