hil
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Translingual
Symbol
hil
Azerbaijani
| Cyrillic | һил | |
|---|---|---|
| Abjad | ||
Etymology
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
hil (definite accusative hili, plural hillər)
Declension
| Declension of hil | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||||||
| nominative | hil |
hillər | ||||||
| definite accusative | hili |
hilləri | ||||||
| dative | hilə |
hillərə | ||||||
| locative | hildə |
hillərdə | ||||||
| ablative | hildən |
hillərdən | ||||||
| definite genitive | hilin |
hillərin | ||||||
Basque
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Basque *(h)iLe (“moon, month”).
Noun
hil inan
- month (a period into which a year is divided)
Declension
Declension of hil (inanimate, ending in consonant)
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | hil | hila | hilak |
| ergative | hilek | hilak | hilek |
| dative | hili | hilari | hilei |
| genitive | hilen | hilaren | hilen |
| comitative | hilekin | hilarekin | hilekin |
| causative | hilengatik | hilarengatik | hilengatik |
| benefactive | hilentzat | hilarentzat | hilentzat |
| instrumental | hilez | hilaz | hilez |
| inessive | hiletan | hilean | hiletan |
| locative | hiletako | hileko | hiletako |
| allative | hiletara | hilera | hiletara |
| terminative | hiletaraino | hileraino | hiletaraino |
| directive | hiletarantz | hilerantz | hiletarantz |
| destinative | hiletarako | hilerako | hiletarako |
| ablative | hiletatik | hiletik | hiletatik |
| partitive | hilik | — | — |
| prolative | hiltzat | — | — |
Derived terms
- hilabete (“month”) (see there for further derivations)
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Basque *(h)iL.
Adjective
hil (comparative hilago, superlative hilen, excessive hilegi)
Declension
Declension of hil (adjective, ending in consonant)
| indefinite | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | hil | hila | hilak | |
| ergative | hilek | hilak | hilek | |
| dative | hili | hilari | hilei | |
| genitive | hilen | hilaren | hilen | |
| comitative | hilekin | hilarekin | hilekin | |
| causative | hilengatik | hilarengatik | hilengatik | |
| benefactive | hilentzat | hilarentzat | hilentzat | |
| instrumental | hilez | hilaz | hilez | |
| inessive | anim. | hilengan | hilarengan | hilengan |
| inanim. | hiletan | hilean | hiletan | |
| locative | anim. | — | — | — |
| inanim. | hiletako | hileko | hiletako | |
| allative | anim. | hilengana | hilarengana | hilengana |
| inanim. | hiletara | hilera | hiletara | |
| terminative | anim. | hilenganaino | hilarenganaino | hilenganaino |
| inanim. | hiletaraino | hileraino | hiletaraino | |
| directive | anim. | hilenganantz | hilarenganantz | hilenganantz |
| inanim. | hiletarantz | hilerantz | hiletarantz | |
| destinative | anim. | hilenganako | hilarenganako | hilenganako |
| inanim. | hiletarako | hilerako | hiletarako | |
| ablative | anim. | hilengandik | hilarengandik | hilengandik |
| inanim. | hiletatik | hiletik | hiletatik | |
| partitive | hilik | — | — | |
| prolative | hiltzat | — | — | |
Noun
hil inan or anim
Declension
Declension of hil (animate and inanimate, ending in consonant)
| indefinite | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | hil | hila | hilak | |
| ergative | hilek | hilak | hilek | |
| dative | hili | hilari | hilei | |
| genitive | hilen | hilaren | hilen | |
| comitative | hilekin | hilarekin | hilekin | |
| causative | hilengatik | hilarengatik | hilengatik | |
| benefactive | hilentzat | hilarentzat | hilentzat | |
| instrumental | hilez | hilaz | hilez | |
| inessive | anim. | hilengan | hilarengan | hilengan |
| inanim. | hiletan | hilean | hiletan | |
| locative | anim. | — | — | — |
| inanim. | hiletako | hileko | hiletako | |
| allative | anim. | hilengana | hilarengana | hilengana |
| inanim. | hiletara | hilera | hiletara | |
| terminative | anim. | hilenganaino | hilarenganaino | hilenganaino |
| inanim. | hiletaraino | hileraino | hiletaraino | |
| directive | anim. | hilenganantz | hilarenganantz | hilenganantz |
| inanim. | hiletarantz | hilerantz | hiletarantz | |
| destinative | anim. | hilenganako | hilarenganako | hilenganako |
| inanim. | hiletarako | hilerako | hiletarako | |
| ablative | anim. | hilengandik | hilarengandik | hilengandik |
| inanim. | hiletatik | hiletik | hiletatik | |
| partitive | hilik | — | — | |
| prolative | hiltzat | — | — | |
Derived terms
- hil aitor (“deathbed confession”)
- hil-auto (“hearse”)
- hil-automobil (“hearse”)
- hil-behar (“destiny, fatality”)
- hila lurpera, biziak asera (“life goes on”)
- hila lurpera, biziak mahaira (“life goes on”)
- hilaldi (“period of suffering”)
- hilarri (“tombstone”)
- hilartitz (“epitaph”)
- hilatorra (“shroud”)
- hilaur egin (“to abort”)
- hilaur (“abortus”)
- hilaurtu (“to abort”)
- hilbeila (“wake”)
- hilberri (“obituary”)
Verb
hil da/du (imperfect participle hiltzen, future participle hilko or hilen, short form hil, verbal noun hiltze)
- (intransitive) to die
- Synonym: zendu
- (transitive) to kill
- (transitive) to murder
- Synonym: erail
Derived terms
- hil ala bizi (“life-or-death”)
- hil edo bizi (“life-or-death”)
- hil edo biziko (“life-or-death”)
- hil hurren (“dying”)
- hilarteko (“for life”)
References
- ^ “*iLe” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
- ^ “hil” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
Further reading
- "hil" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus
- “hil” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus
Cornish
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *hil, from Proto-Celtic *sīlom.
Noun
hil m (plural hilyow)
Derived terms
Dutch
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Dutch hil, hille, from Old Dutch *hul, hil, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hulliz (“stone, rock”), from Proto-Indo-European *kl̥Hnís (“top, hill, rock”).
Cognate to English hill, Middle Dutch hulle (“hill”), Low German hull (“hill”), Icelandic hóll (“hill”). Related to holm.
Noun
hil m (plural hillen, diminutive hilletje n)
Irish
Adjective
hil
- h-prothesized form of il
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English hyll, from Proto-Germanic *hulliz (“hill”).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
hil (plural hiles)
Descendants
References
- “hil(le, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
Noun
hil (plural hiles)
- Alternative form of hyl (“mound”)
Etymology 3
Verb
hil (past participle hiled)
- Alternative form of hilen (“to cover”)
Old Irish
Adjective
hil
- Alternative form of il
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French hile, from Latin hilum.
Noun
hil n (plural hiluri)
Declension
Declension of hil
Volapük
Noun
hil (nominative plural hils)
Declension
declension of hil
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *hil, from Proto-Celtic *sīlom (“seed”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- (“to sow”). Cognate with Cornish hil (“race”), Irish síol (“seed; race”), Latin sēmen (“seed”), English sow.
Pronunciation
Noun
hil f (plural hilion, not mutable)
Derived terms
- hiliaeth (“racism”)
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hil”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies