syl

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See also: syl-

Atong (India)

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sjaːl ~ sjiːr (iron).

Noun

syl (Bengali script সেঃল)

  1. iron

Etymology 2

Adjective

syl- (Bengali script সেঃল, type 1)

  1. beautiful; pretty

References

Danish

Etymology

From Norwegian syl.

Pronunciation

Noun

syl c (singular definite sylen, plural indefinite syle)

  1. awl

Inflection

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Declension of syl
common
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singular plural
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nominative syl sylen syle sylene
genitive syls sylens syles sylenes
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References

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

Related to the verb sy.

Noun

syl m (definite singular sylen, indefinite plural syler, definite plural sylene)

  1. an awl

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Related to the verb sy. Compare Czech šídlo (awl) and Latin sūbula (awl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [syʷːl]
  • (West Telemark and North Gudbrand Valley) IPA(key): [syᵝːl]

Noun

syl m (definite singular sylen, indefinite plural sylar, definite plural sylane)

  1. an awl

Derived terms

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sūli, from Proto-Germanic *sūliz (pillar). Akin to Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌿𐌻𐍃 (sauls, pillar), German Säule.

Pronunciation

Noun

sȳl f

  1. pillar, column; support
    Synonyms: stapol, staþol, sweor

Declension

Strong i-stem:

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Descendants

  • Middle English: syle

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Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /syːl/
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Noun

syl c

  1. an awl

Declension

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