kille

See also: Kille

Cahuilla

Particle

kille

1. not

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɪ.lə/
• Hyphenation: kil‧le
• Rhymes: -ɪlə
• Homophone: Kille

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Yiddish קהילה (kehile, “(Jewish) community”), from Hebrew קְהִלָּה (k'hillá, “congregation”).

Noun

kille f (plural killes, diminutive killetje n)

1. (Judaism) organized Jewish community

Alternative forms

• kehille

Synonyms

• kehilla (from Hebrew)

Etymology 2

Noun

kille f (plural killen, diminutive killetje n)

1. Alternative form of kil

German

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Verb

kille

1. inflection of killen:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *killa, from Proto-Germanic *kiljǭ, ultimately related to *kīnaną (“to crack, split”).^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɪlːə/

Noun

kille f

1. riverbed, channel

Inflection

Weak feminine
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	kille	killen
Accusative	kille	killen
Genitive	killen	killen
Dative	kille, killen	killen

Descendants

• Dutch: kil

References

1. van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “kille2”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Further reading

• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “kille”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Swedish

Etymology 1

Attested since 1924.^[1] From dialectal kille (“goat kid, small boy”), originally diminutive to kid (“fawn, originally also goat kid”). See also killing (“goat kid”) which also is a dimunitive of kid.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²kɪlɛ/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

kille c

1. (informal) a boy

   Synonyms: gosse, grabb, pojke, (dialectal) påg, (dialectal, slang) kis

   En liten kille kom in i affären för att köpa godis.

   A small boy came into the store to buy candy.

   killar och tjejer

   boys and girls

   pojkar och flickor

   boys and girls (but not informal, though the natural translation is the same)

2. (informal) a (younger) adult male person; a guy

   Synonym: (colloquial) snubbe

   Det gick precis förbi några unga killar i 30-årsåldern.

   Some young guys in their 30s just went by.

3. (informal) a boyfriend

   Synonym: pojkvän

   Min kille och jag ska snart gifta oss.

   My boyfriend and I are getting married soon.

Declension

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kille	killes
	definite	killen	killens
plural	indefinite	killar	killars
	definite	killarna	killarnas

Declension of kille

Derived terms

• killbacill
• killig
• killkompis
• killsnack
• killtidning

 

Etymology 2

Attested since 1834.^[2] From harlekin, from French Herlequin, Hellequin, from Old English Herla (from Proto-West Germanic *erl (“earl”)) cyning (from *kuning (“king”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²kɪlɛ/, /²ɕɪlɛ/

Noun

kille c

1. A card game equivalent to gnav.

   Harlekin är det högsta kortet i kille.

   The Harlequin is the highest ranking card in gnav.

Declension

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kille	killes
	definite	killen	killens
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Declension of kille

Derived terms

• killekort
• killelek
• killespel

 

References

1. kille in Svensk ordbok (SO)
2. kille in Svensk ordbok (SO)

• kille in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kille in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)