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sild

See also: síld and šild

English edit

Etymology edit

From Norwegian and Danish sild, from Old Norse síld. More at sile. See also sillock.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /sɪld/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪld

Noun edit

sild (countable and uncountable, plural silds)

  1. Any young herring (other than a sprat), especially if canned and processed in Scandinavia for sale as a sardine.

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Danish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse síld, síl, from Proto-Germanic *sīlą.

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Noun edit

sild c (singular definite silden, plural indefinite sild)

  1. herring
  2. (slang) a young, attractive woman

Declension edit

Declension of sild
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sild silden sild sildene
genitive silds sildens silds sildenes

Estonian edit

 
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Narva Sõpruse sild (sense 1.1)
 
Sild (sense 1.5)

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *cilta, earlier *tilta, from a Baltic language (cf. Latvian tilts, Lithuanian tiltas). Cognates include Finnish silta, Ingrian silta, silda, Livonian sīlda, Livvi sildu, Ludian šild, Veps süud, sild, Võro sild, Votic siltõ and Northern Sami šaldi (the latter is derived from Proto-Finnic).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈsild̥/, [ˈsʲild̥]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ild
  • Hyphenation: sild

Noun edit

sild (genitive silla, partitive silda)

  1. bridge
    1. A construction spanning across a waterway, road, etc. allowing the flow of traffic.
      Pirita jõe sild ― the bridge over the river Pirita
      raudsild ― iron bridge
      betoonsild ― concrete bridge
      Ära kiida silda enne, kui koormaga üle saad! (Estonian proverb)
      Don't praise a bridge before you cross it with the burden!
    2. A spiritual connection.
      kultuurisild ― cultural bridge
      laulusild ― song bridge
      hingesild ― spiritual bridge
      Tahame olla sild Põhja- ja Lõuna-Euroopa vahel.
      We want to be the bridge between Northern and Southern Europe.
      Synonym: ühenduslüli
    3. (nautical) An elevated platform above the upper deck of a ship from which it is navigated.
      Sillal võttis vahi üle esimene tüürimees.
      The first mate took over the watch on the bridge.
      Synonyms: kaptenisild, komandosild
    4. (dentistry) A non-movable denture replacing one or several adjacent teeth supported by natural teeth
      Suhu liimitud silda ei saa patsient ise suust eemaldada.
      The patient can't remove a bridge, that is glued into their mouth, by themselves.
      Synonym: sildprotees
    5. (gymnastics, dance, wrestling) bridge position, backbend
  2. jetty, wharf, dock, pier
    1. A temporary structure for mooring.
      Synonyms: maabumissild, randumissild, sadamasild
  3. axle, axletree
    1. A bar or beam of a motor vehicle connecting the opposite wheels, on which the frame rests.
      Synonyms: veosild, veotelg
  4. pons
    1. (neuroanatomy) A part of the brain located between the midbrain and the medulla oblongata.
      Synonym: ajusild

Declension edit

Declension of sild (ÕS type 22u/leib, d-l gradation)
singular plural
nominative sild sillad
accusative nom.
gen. silla
genitive sildade
partitive silda sildu
sildasid
illative silda
sillasse 		sildadesse
sillusse
inessive sillas sildades
sillus
elative sillast sildadest
sillust
allative sillale sildadele
sillule
adessive sillal sildadel
sillul
ablative sillalt sildadelt
sillult
translative sillaks sildadeks
silluks
terminative sillani sildadeni
essive sillana sildadena
abessive sillata sildadeta
comitative sillaga sildadega

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sild f (genitive singular sildar, plural sildir)

  1. herring (Clupea harengus)

Declension edit

Declension of sild
f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sild sildin sildir sildirnar
accusative sild sildina sildir sildirnar
dative sild sildini sildum sildunum
genitive sildar sildarinnar silda sildanna

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Ludian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *cilta.

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sild

  1. bridge

Norwegian Bokmål edit

 
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Etymology edit

From Old Norse sild, síld.

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sild m or f (definite singular silda or silden, indefinite plural sild or silder, definite singular sildene)

  1. (fish) herring

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

 
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Etymology edit

From Old Norse sild and síld.

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sild f (definite singular silda, indefinite plural sildar or silder, definite plural sildane or sildene)

  1. herring; Clupea harengus

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Veps edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *cilta.

Noun edit

sild

  1. bridge

Declension edit

Inflection of sild (inflection type 5/sana)
nominative sing. sild
genitive sing. sildan
partitive sing. sildad
partitive plur. sildoid
singular plural
nominative sild sildad
accusative sildan sildad
genitive sildan sildoiden
partitive sildad sildoid
essive-instructive sildan sildoin
translative sildaks sildoikš
inessive sildas sildoiš
elative sildaspäi sildoišpäi
illative sildaha sildoihe
adessive sildal sildoil
ablative sildalpäi sildoilpäi
allative sildale sildoile
abessive sildata sildoita
comitative sildanke sildoidenke
prolative sildadme sildoidme
approximative I sildanno sildoidenno
approximative II sildannoks sildoidennoks
egressive sildannopäi sildoidennopäi
terminative I sildahasai sildoihesai
terminative II sildalesai sildoilesai
terminative III sildassai —
additive I sildahapäi sildoihepäi
additive II sildalepäi sildoilepäi
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