esil

See also: eşil, əsil, and ʔəsʔil

Estonian

Noun

esil

  1. adessive plural of esi

Faroese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Danish æsel, from Middle Low German esel, from Old Saxon esil, from Proto-West Germanic *asil, from Latin asellus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeːsɪl/
    Rhymes: -eːsɪl

Noun

esil n (genitive singular esils, plural esil)

  1. donkey, ass

Declension

n13 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative esil eslið esil eslini
accusative esil eslið esil eslini
dative esli eslinum eslum eslunum
genitive esils esilsins esla eslanna

Further reading

  • "esil" at Sprotin.fo

Anagrams

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *asil, a borrowing from Late Latin asellus.

Noun

esil m

  1. donkey (a domestic animal)

Descendants

  • Middle Low German: esel
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