steil

See also: Steil

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stɛi̯l/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: steil
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯l
  • Homophones: stijl, Steyl

Adjective

steil (comparative steiler, superlative steilst)

  1. steep
  2. (of hair) straight, not curly

Declension

Declension of steil
uninflected steil
inflected steile
comparative steiler
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial steil steiler het steilst
het steilste
indefinite m./f. sing. steile steilere steilste
n. sing. steil steiler steilste
plural steile steilere steilste
definite steile steilere steilste
partitive steils steilers

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: steil

Anagrams

German

Alternative forms

  • steigel (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German steil, steigel, from Old High German steigal, *steigil, from Proto-West Germanic *staigil (steep). Though native in High German, the word was rare until it was reinforced in Early Modern German by Middle Low German steil, stegel, from Old Saxon stegil, from the same Proto-Germanic source. More at English stay (steep).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃtaɪ̯l/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯l

Adjective

steil (strong nominative masculine singular steiler, comparative steiler, superlative am steilsten)

  1. steep

Declension

Further reading

Plautdietsch

Adjective

steil

  1. steep
  2. erect, upright