Siel

See also: siel and síel

Central Franconian

Etymology

From Old High German sēla, from Proto-Germanic *saiwalō. Central Franconian -ī- is the regular outcome of Old High German -ē-. (The form is thus in line with German Seele, English soul, rather than Dutch ziel.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ziːl/

Noun

Siel f (plural Siele, diminutive Sielche)

  1. (most dialects) soul

German

Etymology

From Middle Low German sīl.

Noun

Siel m (genitive Sieles or Siels, plural Siele)

  1. The lock of a dike
  2. A subterranean sewer
Declension

Further reading

  • Siel in Duden online

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From German Ziel.

Noun

Siel n

  1. goal; aim; target; objective; purpose
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