asiel

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Dutch[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French asile, from Latin asȳlum, from Ancient Greek ἄσυλον (ásulon).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /aːˈzil/, /ɑˈzil/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: asiel
  • Rhymes: -il

Noun[edit]

asiel n (plural asiels or asielen, diminutive asieltje n)

  1. asylum (state of legal protection)
  2. animal shelter
  3. (dated) closed institution into which people are admitted, asylum

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Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: asiel