Beil

See also: béil

German

Etymology

From Middle High German bīl, bīhel, from Old High German bīhal.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /baɪ̯l/
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Rhymes: -aɪ̯l

Noun

Beil n (genitive Beils or Beiles, plural Beile, diminutive Beilchen n)

axe, hatchet

Declension

Declension of Beil

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Beil	die	Beile
genitive	eines	des	Beiles, Beils	der	Beile
dative	einem	dem	Beil, Beile¹	den	Beilen
accusative	ein	das	Beil	die	Beile

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

Kriegsbeil

Further reading

Beil in Duden online

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German bīl, bīhel, from Old High German bīhal. Compare German Beil, Dutch bijl.

Noun

Beil n (plural Beile)

hatchet

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