kiil
See also: kiil'
Estonian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *kiili, borrowed from Baltic, compare Lithuanian gylỹs (“botfly, gadfly”). kiin (“botfly”) is a parallel variant of the stem. Cognate with Finnish kiiliäinen (“botfly”), Ingrian kiiliäin (“horsefly, botfly”).
Noun
kiil (genitive kiili, partitive kiili)
Inflection
| Declension of kiil (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kiil | kiilid | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | kiili | ||
| genitive | kiilide | ||
| partitive | kiili | kiile kiilisid | |
| illative | kiili kiilisse |
kiilidesse kiilesse | |
| inessive | kiilis | kiilides kiiles | |
| elative | kiilist | kiilidest kiilest | |
| allative | kiilile | kiilidele kiilele | |
| adessive | kiilil | kiilidel kiilel | |
| ablative | kiililt | kiilidelt kiilelt | |
| translative | kiiliks | kiilideks kiileks | |
| terminative | kiilini | kiilideni | |
| essive | kiilina | kiilidena | |
| abessive | kiilita | kiilideta | |
| comitative | kiiliga | kiilidega | |
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German kīl, or possibly earlier Germanic language. Compare Finnish kiila.
Noun
kiil (genitive kiilu, partitive kiilu)
Inflection
| Declension of kiil (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kiil | kiilud | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | kiilu | ||
| genitive | kiilude | ||
| partitive | kiilu | kiile kiilusid | |
| illative | kiilu kiilusse |
kiiludesse kiilesse | |
| inessive | kiilus | kiiludes kiiles | |
| elative | kiilust | kiiludest kiilest | |
| allative | kiilule | kiiludele kiilele | |
| adessive | kiilul | kiiludel kiilel | |
| ablative | kiilult | kiiludelt kiilelt | |
| translative | kiiluks | kiiludeks kiileks | |
| terminative | kiiluni | kiiludeni | |
| essive | kiiluna | kiiludena | |
| abessive | kiiluta | kiiludeta | |
| comitative | kiiluga | kiiludega | |
Derived terms
Etymology 3
From Middle Low German kēl, kil or German Kiel.
Noun
kiil (genitive kiilu, partitive kiilu)
Inflection
| Declension of kiil (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kiil | kiilud | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | kiilu | ||
| genitive | kiilude | ||
| partitive | kiilu | kiile kiilusid | |
| illative | kiilu kiilusse |
kiiludesse kiilesse | |
| inessive | kiilus | kiiludes kiiles | |
| elative | kiilust | kiiludest kiilest | |
| allative | kiilule | kiiludele kiilele | |
| adessive | kiilul | kiiludel kiilel | |
| ablative | kiilult | kiiludelt kiilelt | |
| translative | kiiluks | kiiludeks kiileks | |
| terminative | kiiluni | kiiludeni | |
| essive | kiiluna | kiiludena | |
| abessive | kiiluta | kiiludeta | |
| comitative | kiiluga | kiiludega | |
Further reading
- “kiil”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
- “kiil”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
Ngiyambaa
Etymology
Compare Gamilaraay giili, Wiradjuri geel.
Noun
kiil