Nil

Nil (definite accusative Nili, plural Nillər)

1. a transliteration of the English male given name Neil

From Ancient Greek Νεῖλος (Neîlos), probably via Arabic نِيل (nīl).

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈnil]

Nil m

1. Nile (a river in Africa)

• Nil Blanc
• Nil Blau

• nilòtic

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɪl]
• Hyphenation: Nil

Nil m inan (relational adjective nilský)

1. Nile

• “Nil”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
• “Nil”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “Nil”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

• IPA^(key): [ˈniˀl]

Nil c

1. indefinite singular of Nilen

• IPA^(key): /nil/

• Audio:

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Nil m

1. Nile (a major river in Egypt, Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi)

• bec-en-sabot du Nil

• lin

• IPA^(key): /niːl/

• Audio:

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der Nil m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Nil or des Nils)

1. Nile (a major river in Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Sudan and Egypt, emptying into the Mediterranean)

Borrowed from Arabic النِّيل (an-nīl).

• IPA^(key): /nîl/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [nɪ̂l]

Nîl f

1. Nile

From Arabic النِّيل (an-nīl).

• IPA^(key): /ˈnil/, [ˈnɪl]

Nil

1. Nile (a river in Africa)

Nil m

1. Nile

Learned borrowing from Latin Nilus, from Ancient Greek Νεῖλος (Neîlos).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɲil/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -il
• Syllabification: Nil
• Homophone: nil

Nil m inan

1. Nile (a major river flowing through Egypt, Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi; one of the two longest rivers in the world, along with the Amazon)

• Nil in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Nil in Polish dictionaries at PWN

• IPA^(key): /nîl/

Nȉl m inan (Cyrillic spelling Ни̏л)

1. Nile (a major river in Africa)

• IPA^(key): /nìːl/

Níl m inan

1. Nile (a major river in Africa)

• “Nil”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “Nil”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references

• IPA^(key): /nil/

Nil

1. Nile
2. a female given name