seil
Ingrian edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈse.ilːæ/, [ˈs̠e̞.ilʲː]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈse.il/, [ˈʃe̞.ilʲ]
- Rhymes: -e.ilː, -e.il
- Hyphenation: seil
- Homophone: seille
Noun edit
seil
Middle Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Old Dutch *segil, from Proto-West Germanic *segl, from Proto-Germanic *seglą.
Noun edit
seil n
Inflection edit
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms edit
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “seil”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “seil (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology 1 edit
Alternative forms edit
- segl (Etymology 2)
Noun edit
seil n (definite singular seilet, indefinite plural seil, definite plural seila or seilene)
- a sail (piece of fabric attached to a boat's mast)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
seil
- imperative of seile
References edit
- “seil” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Scots edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English sele (“happiness, good fortune, bliss”), from Old English sæl (“happiness, prosperity”), from Proto-West Germanic *sālī, from Proto-Germanic *sēliz.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
seil (plural seils)
- Happiness, bliss, prosperity, good fortune
Adjective edit
seil (comparative mair seil, superlative maist seil)
- Blessed, happy, holy, innocent
Volapük edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
seil (uncountable seils)
Declension edit
declension of seil
singular | |
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nominative | seil |
genitive | seila |
dative | seile |
accusative | seili |
vocative 1 | o seil! |
predicative 2 | seilu |
- 1 status as a case is disputed
- 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only