syl

See also: syl-

Danish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /syːl/, [syːˀl]

Noun

syl c (singular definite sylen, plural indefinite syle)

awl

Inflection

Declension of syl

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	syl	sylen	syle	sylene
genitive	syls	sylens	syles	sylenes

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Related to the verb sy.

Noun

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

an awl

Derived terms

syltynn

References

“syl” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Related to the verb sy.

Noun

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

an awl

Derived terms

syltynn

References

“syl” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sūliz (“pillar”). Akin to Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌿𐌻𐍃 (sáuls, “pillar”), German Säule.

Noun

sȳl f

pillar, column; support

Declension

Declension of syl (strong i-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sȳl	sȳle, sȳla
accusative	sȳl, sȳle	sȳle, sȳla
genitive	sȳle	sȳla
dative	sȳle	sȳlum

Synonyms

Descendants

Middle English: syle
- English: sile
- Scots: sile, syle, cyle

Swedish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /syːl/
audio (file)

Noun

syl c

an awl

Declension

Declension of syl
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	syl	sylen	sylar	sylarna
Genitive	syls	sylens	sylars	sylarnas

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