seil
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Ingrian
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈse.ilːæ/,
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈse.il/,
- Rhymes: -e.ilː, -e.il
- Hyphenation: seil
- Homophone: seille
Noun
seil
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *segil, from Proto-West Germanic *segl, from Proto-Germanic *seglą.
Noun
seil n
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “seil”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “seil (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
- segl (Etymology 2)
Noun
seil n (definite singular seilet, indefinite plural seil, definite plural seila or seilene)
- a sail (piece of fabric attached to a boat's mast)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
seil
- imperative of seile
References
- “seil” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Scots
Etymology
From Middle English sele (“happiness, good fortune, bliss”), from Old English sæl (“happiness, prosperity”), from Proto-West Germanic *sālī, from Proto-Germanic *sēliz.
Pronunciation
Noun
seil (plural seils)
- Happiness, bliss, prosperity, good fortune
Adjective
seil (comparative mair seil, superlative maist seil)
- Blessed, happy, holy, innocent
Volapük
Pronunciation
Noun
seil (uncountable seils)
Declension
declension of seil
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | seil |
| genitive | seila |
| dative | seile |
| accusative | seili |
| vocative 1 | o seil! |
| predicative 2 | seilu |
- 1 status as a case is disputed
- 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only