kil
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Translingual
Etymology
Abbreviation of English Kariya with l as a placeholder.
Symbol
kil
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Kariya terms
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch kil, from Middle Dutch kille.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kəl/
Adjective
kil (attributive kil, comparative kiler, superlative kilste)
- cold, chilly (of temperatures, weather, etc.)
- cold-hearted, cold-blooded (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Breton
Noun
kil ?
Cornish
Etymology 1
From Middle Cornish kyl, from Old Cornish chil, from Proto-Brythonic *kil, from Proto-Celtic *kūlos. Compare Breton kil, Welsh cil.
Noun
kil m (plural kilyer)
Derived terms
- kila (“to recede”)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Old French quille. Compare Breton kilhoù.
Noun
kil m (plural kilyow or kilys)
References
2020, An Gerlyver Meur, ed. Dr Ken George (3rd edition, p.357)
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkɪl]
Noun
kil
- genitive plural of kilo
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kiːl/, [kʰiːˀl]
Verb
kil
- imperative of kile
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɪl/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: kil
- Rhymes: -ɪl
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch kille, from Proto-Germanic *kaliz,[1] related to Middle Dutch killen (“to be (ice) cold”).
Related also to German Low German Köle, German kühl, Danish køle, Swedish kyla, Icelandic kylur, and English chill.
Adjective
kil (comparative killer, superlative kilst)
- cold-hearted, cold-blooded
- cold, chilly (of temperatures, weather, etc.)
Declension
| Declension of kil | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | kil | |||
| inflected | kille | |||
| comparative | killer | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | kil | killer | het kilst het kilste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | kille | killere | kilste |
| n. sing. | kil | killer | kilste | |
| plural | kille | killere | kilste | |
| definite | kille | killere | kilste | |
| partitive | kils | killers | — | |
Derived terms
- kilheid
- kilte
Descendants
- Afrikaans: kil
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch kille, from Old Dutch *killa, from Proto-Germanic *kiljǭ, ultimately related to *kīnaną (“to crack, split”).[2]
Noun
kil f (plural killen, diminutive killetje n)
Alternative forms
Descendants
- → English: kill
References
- ^ Elizabeth J. Jewell, Frank Abate, Erin McKean, editors (2005), “kil”, in The New Oxford American Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “kille2”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
Anagrams
French
Etymology
A clipping of kilo.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
kil m (plural kils)
References
- “kil”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Garo
Noun
kil
Guinea-Bissau Creole
Etymology
From Portuguese aquele. Cognate with Kabuverdianu kel.
Pronoun
kil
Marshallese
Pronunciation
Noun
kil (construct form kilin)
References
Mokilese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkil/
Noun
kil
Possessive forms
| singular possessor |
first person | kilihoa | |
|---|---|---|---|
| second person | kilimwen | ||
| third person | kilin | ||
| dual possessors |
first person inclusive | kilisa | |
| first person exclusive | kilima | ||
| second person | kilimwa | ||
| third person | kilira | ||
| plural possessors |
first person inclusive | kilisai | |
| first person exclusive | kilimai | ||
| second person | kilimwai | ||
| third person | kilirai | ||
| remote plural possessors |
first person inclusive | kilihs | |
| first person exclusive | kilimi | ||
| second person | kilimwi | ||
| third person | kilihr | ||
| construct form | kilin | ||
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
kil
- imperative of kile
Old French
Contraction
kil
Polish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkil/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -il
- Syllabification: kil
- Homophone: Kil
Noun
kil m inan (related adjective kilowy)
- (nautical) keel (beam along the underside of a ship's hull)
- Synonym: stępka
- (aeronautics) keel (construction similar in form and use to a ship's keel; in an aeroplane, a fin or fixed surface employed to increase stability and to hold the machine to its course)
- (zoology) keel (periphery of a whorl extended to form a more or less flattened plate; a prominent spiral ridge)
Declension
Derived terms
- stopy wody pod kilem
Further reading
- kil in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- kil in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French kil, kilo.
Noun
kil n (plural kile)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | kil | kilul | kile | kilele | |
| genitive-dative | kil | kilului | kile | kilelor | |
| vocative | kilule | kilelor | |||
Slovene
Noun
kil
- genitive dual/plural of kila
Southwestern Dinka
Noun
kil (plural kiɛl)
References
- Dinka-English Dictionary[1], 2005
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kīnaną (“to split, crack open”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɕiːl/
- Rhymes: -iːl
Noun
kil c
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | kil | kils |
| definite | kilen | kilens | |
| plural | indefinite | kilar | kilars |
| definite | kilarna | kilarnas |
References
- kil in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- kil in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- kil in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Anagrams
Tarao
Noun
kil
References
- Chungkham Yashwanta Singh (2002) Tarao Grammar (in Tarao)
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish كیل (kil), from Persian گل (gel).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈcil/
Noun
kil (definite accusative kili, plural killer)
Derived terms
Adjective
kil
References
- “kil”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “kil”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kil”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Volapük
| < 2 | 3 | 4 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : kil Ordinal : kilid Adverbial : kilna | ||
Numeral
kil
Derived terms
- kilüm
Wiradjuri
Noun
kil
- alternative spelling of geel
Zou
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kil˧/
Noun
kil
References
- Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 40