Sail

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See also: sail, sáil, sàil, and saïl

Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From Middle High German siule, plural and oblique singular of sūl, from Old High German sūl, from Proto-West Germanic *sūli, from Proto-Germanic *sūliz. Cognate with German Säule, Dutch zuil, English sile, Icelandic súla.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /zai̯l/, [zɑɪ̯l]

Noun

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Sail f (plural Sailen)

  1. pillar, column

Saterland Frisian

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n Sail.

Etymology

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From Old Frisian seil, from Proto-West Germanic *segl. Cognates include West Frisian seil and German Segel.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Sail n (plural Saile)

  1. sail

Derived terms

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References

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  • Piet Kramer (1961) “Sail”, in Seelter Woudebouk (Paat Seeltersk-Düütsk)[1], Leeuwarden
  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “Sail”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN