sild

From Norwegian and Danish sild, from Old Norse síld. More at sile. See also sillock.

• IPA^(key): /sɪld/

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• Rhymes: -ɪld

sild (countable and uncountable, plural silds)

1. Any young herring (other than a sprat), especially if canned and processed in Scandinavia for sale as a sardine.

• IDLs, LDIs, lids, slid

From Old Norse síld, síl, from Proto-Germanic *sīlą.

• IPA^(key): [ˈsilˀ]

sild c (singular definite silden, plural indefinite sild)

1. herring
2. (slang) a young, attractive woman

From Proto-Finnic *cilta, earlier *tilta, from a Baltic language (cf. Latvian tilts, Lithuanian tiltas). Cognates include Finnish silta, Ingrian silta, silda, Livonian sīlda, Livvi sildu, Ludian šild, Veps süud, sild, Võro sild, Votic siltõ and Northern Sami šaldi (the latter is derived from Proto-Finnic).

• IPA^(key): /ˈsild̥/, [ˈsʲild̥]

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• Rhymes: -ild
• Hyphenation: sild

sild (genitive silla, partitive silda)

1. bridge
   1. A construction spanning across a waterway, road, etc. allowing the flow of traffic.

      Pirita jõe sild ― the bridge over the river Pirita

      raudsild ― iron bridge

      betoonsild ― concrete bridge

      Ära kiida silda enne, kui koormaga üle saad! (Estonian proverb)

      Don't praise a bridge before you cross it with the burden!

   2. A spiritual connection.

      kultuurisild ― cultural bridge

      laulusild ― song bridge

      hingesild ― spiritual bridge

      Tahame olla sild Põhja- ja Lõuna-Euroopa vahel.

      We want to be the bridge between Northern and Southern Europe.

      Synonym: ühenduslüli

   3. (nautical) An elevated platform above the upper deck of a ship from which it is navigated.

      Sillal võttis vahi üle esimene tüürimees.

      The first mate took over the watch on the bridge.

      Synonyms: kaptenisild, komandosild

   4. (dentistry) A non-movable denture replacing one or several adjacent teeth supported by natural teeth

      Suhu liimitud silda ei saa patsient ise suust eemaldada.

      The patient can't remove a bridge, that is glued into their mouth, by themselves.

      Synonym: sildprotees

   5. (gymnastics, dance, wrestling) bridge position, backbend
2. jetty, wharf, dock, pier
   1. A temporary structure for mooring.

      Synonyms: maabumissild, randumissild, sadamasild

3. axle, axletree
   1. A bar or beam of a motor vehicle connecting the opposite wheels, on which the frame rests.

      Synonyms: veosild, veotelg

4. pons
   1. (neuroanatomy) A part of the brain located between the midbrain and the medulla oblongata.

      Synonym: ajusild

• (spiritual connection): ühenduslüli
• (platform above the upper deck): kaptenisild, komandosild
• (denture): sildprotees
• (jetty, wharf, dock, pier): maabumissild, randumissild, sadamasild
• (axle, axletree): veosild, veotelg
• (pons): ajusild

• sild in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

• IPA^(key): /sɪlt/

sild f (genitive singular sildar, plural sildir)

1. herring (Clupea harengus)

From Proto-Finnic *cilta.

sild

1. bridge

From Old Norse sild, síld.

• IPA^(key): [sɪlː]

sild m or f (definite singular silda or silden, indefinite plural sild or silder, definite singular sildene)

1. (fish) herring

• “sild” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Old Norse sild and síld.

• IPA^(key): /sɪld/, /sɪlː/

sild f (definite singular silda, indefinite plural sildar or silder, definite plural sildane or sildene)

1. herring; Clupea harengus

• “sild” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Proto-Finnic *cilta.

sild

1. bridge