cil

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "cil"

Dalmatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin caelum.

Pronunciation

Noun

cil m

  1. sky
  2. heaven

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French cil, from Latin cilium.

Pronunciation

Noun

cil m (plural cils)

  1. eyelash

Related terms

References

  • Le Grand Dictionnaire Larousse, français-anglais Paris, 1995

Further reading

Northern Kurdish

Noun

cil m

  1. dress, garment, clothes (apparel)

Derived terms

Old French

Adjective

cil m (oblique and nominative feminine singular cile)

  1. Alternative form of cel

Declension

Declension of cil
Number Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Subject cils cile cil
Oblique cil cile cil
Plural Subject cil ciles cil
Oblique cils ciles cil

Romagnol

Etymology

Inherited from Latin caelum.

Pronunciation

  • (Southeastern Romagnol):

Noun

cil m (plural) (San Marino)

  1. sky

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French cil.

Noun

cil m (plural cili)

  1. cilium

Declension

Declension of cil
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) cil cilul (niște) cili cilii
genitive/dative (unui) cil cilului (unor) cili cililor
vocative cilule cililor

Tatar

Noun

cil

  1. wind

Volapük

Etymology

From English child.

Pronunciation

Noun

cil (nominative plural cils)

  1. (male or female) child

Declension

declension of cil
singular plural
nominative cil cils
genitive cila cilas
dative cile ciles
accusative cili cilis
vocative 1 o cil! o cils!
predicative 2 cilu cilus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Related terms

See also

Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh cylion, from Proto-Brythonic *kil, from Proto-Celtic *kūlos, from Proto-Indo-European *kuH-lo-, from *(s)kewH- (“to cover”).

Cognate with Cornish kil, Breton kil, Old Irish cúl, and Latin cūlus.

Noun

cil m (plural ciliau or cilion)

  1. corner (of eye, mouth, chimney)
    1. recess, nook
      Synonyms: cilfach, encil
    2. (in transferred sense) part of the harp which supports the treble-strings
    3. back of an edged tool
    4. wane (of the moon)
      Synonym: gwendid
Derived terms
Compounds

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English keel.

Noun

cil m

  1. (nautical) keel
    Synonyms: cilbren, cêl, celbren, trumben, gwaelod llong
Derived terms

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cil gil nghil chil
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), chapter CIL, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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