hyll
Albanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Variant of yll (“star”). Related to hyj (“god”). Disputed etymology:
- From Proto-Indo-European *h₁us-los (compare Old English ysle (“hot ashes”)), from *h₁ews- (“to burn”) (compare Latin ūrere, Ancient Greek εὕω (heúō, “to singe”)).[1]
- From Proto-Indo-European *h₂us-los (compare Sanskrit उस्र (usrá, “reddish, ruddy; bright; matutinal”)), from *h₂ews- (“to dawn”) (compare English Easter, Latin aurōra, Lithuanian aušrà).[2]
Noun
hyll m (plural hyje, definite hylli, definite plural hyjet)
- (archaic) star
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hyll | hylli | hyje | hyjet |
| accusative | hyllin | |||
| dative | hylli | hyllit | hyjeve | hyjeve |
| ablative | hyjesh | |||
References
- ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 206
- ^ Forschungen, Stefan, Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 220
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From a Germanic root *holana-, related to Middle Low German holder, holdern, and German Holunder.
Noun
hyll m (definite singular hyllen, indefinite plural hyller, definite plural hyllene)
- an elder or elderberry, small tree of genus Sambucus.
Derived terms
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From a Germanic root *holana-, related to Middle Low German holder, holdern, and German Holunder.
Noun
hyll m (definite singular hyllen, indefinite plural hyllar, definite plural hyllane)
- an elder or elderberry, small tree of genus Sambucus.
Derived terms
References
- “hyll” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hulliz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xyll/, [hyɫ]
Noun
hyll f
Declension
Strong ō-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hyll | hylla, hylle |
| accusative | hylle | hylla, hylle |
| genitive | hylle | hylla |
| dative | hylle | hyllum |
This word is also sometimes masculine: Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hyll | hyllas |
| accusative | hyll | hyllas |
| genitive | hylles | hylla |
| dative | hylle | hyllum |
Descendants
Welsh
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /hɨ̞ɬ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /hɪɬ/
Adjective
hyll (feminine singular hell, plural hyllion, equative hylled or cyn hyll, comparative hyllach or mwy hyll, superlative hyllaf or mwyaf hyll, not mutable)
Usage notes
The feminine form hell is a rare term formed by analogy with cref, gwen etc. as feminine forms of cryf (“strong”), gwyn (“white”) etc., rather than inherited.
Derived terms
- hyllbeth (“eyesore”)
Further reading
- D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “hyll”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hyll”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies