kile

English

Etymology

From Middle English kile, kyle, kylle, from Old Norse kýli (“boil”), from Proto-Germanic *kūlǭ, *kūlijǭ (“boil”), from Proto-Indo-European *gewl- (“vessel, bowl, ball”), from Proto-Indo-European *gew-, *gū- (“to bend, curve, vault”). Cognate with Icelandic kýli (“wen, boil”), Swedish kula (“boil, bulge; pit”), Danish kule (“boil, bump; pit”), German Keule (“club”), German Kuhle (“hollow”), Dutch kuil (“pit, hole”).

Noun

kile (plural kiles)

1. An ulcer; sore.

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Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kiːlə/, [ˈkʰiːlə]

Noun

kile c (singular definite kilen, plural indefinite kiler)

1. wedge
2. gusset

Inflection

    Inflection of kile

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	kile	kilen	kiler	kilerne
genitive	kiles	kilens	kilers	kilernes

Verb

kile (imperative kil, infinitive at kile, present tense kiler, past tense kilede, past participle har kilet)

1. wedge

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Swahili

Adverb

kile

1. that

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Slovak

Noun

kile

1. locative singular form of kilo