syl

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See also: syl-

Atong (India)

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sjaːl ~ sjiːr (iron).

Noun

syl (Bengali script সেঃল)

  1. iron

Etymology 2

Adjective

syl- (Bengali script সেঃল, type 1)

  1. beautiful; pretty

References

Danish

Etymology

From Norwegian syl.

Pronunciation

Noun

syl c (singular definite sylen, plural indefinite syle)

  1. awl

Inflection

Declension of syl
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative syl sylen syle sylene
genitive syls sylens syles sylenes

References

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

Related to the verb sy.

Noun

syl m (definite singular sylen, indefinite plural syler, definite plural sylene)

  1. an awl

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Related to the verb sy. Compare Czech šídlo (awl) and Latin sūbula (awl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • (West Telemark and North Gudbrand Valley) IPA(key):

Noun

syl m (definite singular sylen, indefinite plural sylar, definite plural sylane)

  1. an awl

Derived terms

References

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sūli, from Proto-Germanic *sūliz (pillar). Akin to Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌿𐌻𐍃 (sauls, pillar), German Säule.

Pronunciation

Noun

sȳl f

  1. pillar, column; support
    • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
      Sē westsūþende Europe landġemirce is in Ispania westeweardum et ðǣm garseċġe, and mǣst æt þǣm iġlande, þætte Gaðes hātte, þǣr scīet sē Wendelsǣ up of þǣm garseċġe; þǣr ēac Ercoles sȳla standað.
      The southwestern limit of Europe is in Hispania at the western ocean, and the westernmost part is at the island known as Gades, where the Mediterranean flows into the ocean and where the Pillars of Hercules stand.
    Synonyms: stapol, staþol, sweor

Declension

Strong i-stem:

Descendants

  • Middle English: syle

See also

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /syːl/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

syl c

  1. an awl

Declension

Derived terms

References

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