axil
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See also: áxil
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
axil (plural axils)
- (botany) The angle or point of divergence between the upper side of a branch, leaf, or petiole, and the stem or branch from which it springs.
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Related terms
Translations
angle or point of divergence
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Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From a conflation of Old English eax and Old Norse ǫxull.
Pronunciation
Noun
axil (plural axils)
- axle (pole which a wheel revolves around)
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “axel, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-25.
Northern Kurdish
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *āgïl. Compare Turkish ağıl.
Pronunciation
Noun
axil m (Arabic spelling ئاخل)
Declension
Declension of axil
| Definite masculine gender | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Singular | Plural | ||
| Nominative | axil | axil | ||
| Construct | axilê | axilên | ||
| Oblique | axilî | axilan | ||
| Demonstrative oblique | wî axilî | wan axilan | ||
| Vocative | axilo | axilino | ||
| Indefinite masculine gender | ||||
| Case | Singular | Plural | ||
| Nominative | axilek | axilin | ||
| Construct | axilekî | axiline | ||
| Oblique | axilekî | axilinan | ||
References
- Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “axil”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary, with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 15