zeil

See also: Zeil

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zɛi̯l/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: zeil
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯l
  • Homophone: zijl

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch seil, from Old Dutch *segil, from Proto-West Germanic *segl, from Proto-Germanic *seglą.

Noun

zeil n (plural zeilen, diminutive zeiltje n)

  1. sail
    alle zeilen bijzetten ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    de wind uit de zeilen nemen ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    de wind in de zeilen hebben ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. tarpaulin, tarp
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: seil
  • → Saramaccan: zéi

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

zeil

  1. inflection of zeilen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Anagrams

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