zeil

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zɛi̯l/
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  • Hyphenation: zeil
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯l

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch seil, from Old Dutch *segil, from Proto-West Germanic *segl, from Proto-Germanic *seglą.

Noun

zeil n (plural zeilen, diminutive zeiltje n)

  1. sail
  2. tarpaulin, tarp
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Saramaccan: zéi

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

zeil

  1. inflection of zeilen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

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