Seil

See also: seil, Séil, and Séïl

English

Proper noun

Seil

  1. An island, one of the Slate Islands, on the east side of the Firth of Lorn in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NM71).

German

Etymology

From Middle High German seil, from Old High German seil, from Proto-West Germanic *sail, from Proto-Germanic *sailą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zaɪ̯l/ (prescriptive standard)
  • IPA(key): /saɛ̯l/ (Austria)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯l

Noun

Seil n (strong, genitive Seiles or Seils, plural Seile)

  1. rope, line, cord

Usage notes

  • A Seil is thicker than a Schnur (“string”), but thinner than a Tau.

Declension

Declension of Seil [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Seil die Seile
genitive eines des Seiles, Seils der Seile
dative einem dem Seil, Seile1 den Seilen
accusative ein das Seil die Seile

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Seil” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Seil” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Seil” in Duden online

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