cil

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "cil"

Czech

Pronunciation

Verb

cil

  1. second-person singular imperative of cílit

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

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

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 (uncountable) (San Marino)

  1. sky

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French cil.

Noun

cil m (plural cili)

  1. cilium

Declension

Declension of cil
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative cil cilul cili cilii
genitive-dative cil cilului 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
    • 1932, Arie de Jong, Leerboek der Wereldtaal, page 15:
      Ob it egivob ciles et magodis ot.
      I have given those children the same pictures myself.
    • 1952, Arie de Jong, Diatek nulik: Gospul ma ‚Matthaeus’. Kapit: V:
      Beatiks püdikodans binons, ibä ponemons cils Goda.
      Blessed are the peacemakers: they shall be recognised as children of God.

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

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

Mutated forms of cil
radical soft nasal aspirate
cil gil nghil chil

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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