Keil

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See also: kéil

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German kil, from Old High German kil, from Proto-West Germanic *kīnan (“to split; crack”). Cognate with Vilamovian kajł.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kaɪ̯l/
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  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯l

Noun[edit]

Keil m (strong, genitive Keiles or Keils, plural Keile)

  1. a wedge
  2. (heraldry) a pile

Declension[edit]

Declension of Keil [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Keil die Keile
genitive eines des Keiles, Keils der Keile
dative einem dem Keil, Keile1 den Keilen
accusative einen den Keil die Keile

1Now rare, see notes.

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Liberman, Anatoly (2008): An Analytic Dictionary of the English Etymology: An Introduction

Further reading[edit]

  • “Keil” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Keil” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Keil” in Duden online
  • Keil on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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