skil

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skɪl/
• Rhymes: -ɪl

Etymology 1

Noun

skil (countable and uncountable, plural skils)

1. Obsolete spelling of skill.

Etymology 2

From Haida sqil.

Noun

skil (plural skils)

1. Synonym of sablefish

Anagrams

• Kils, Lisk, Silk, ilks, silk

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse skil, derived from the same root *skel- as skilja (“to separate, to understand”), but without a -j- suffix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /scɪːl/

  Rhymes: -ɪːl

Noun

skil n pl

1. boundary, division
2. understanding, knowledge
3. due and proper treatment, that which duty requires
4. delivery, handing in of something due, e.g. of an assignment, paper, etc., but also payment, e.g. of rent
5. (weaving) the space between threads through which one weaves
6. (meteorology) front (transition zone between airmasses)
7. message

Synonyms

• (boundary): mörk
• (knowledge): þekking

Derived terms

Derived terms

• gera skil
• koma til skila
• segja skil á

• standa í skilum
• vita skil á, kunna skil á

Verb

skil

1. skil (“I understand”), the present active indicative first person singular of skilja (“to understand”)

   Ég skil ekki.

   I don't understand.

2. skil (“understand!”), the shortened active imperative of skilja (“to understand”)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃiːl/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse skil.

Noun

skil n (definite singular skilet, indefinite plural skil, definite plural skila)

1. differentiation, discrimination
2. difference
3. split, division
4. part (US), parting (Britain)
5. (uncountable) righteous behaviour
6. (uncountable) full recompense

Derived terms

• avskil
• gjera rett og skil
• grenseskil
• landskil
• markeskil
• midtskil
• skilgard
• skilgreie
• skilleg
• skilmerke
• skilsdom
• skilsetjande
• skilsgrunn
• skilsmonn
• skilsmål
• unnaskil
• uskil
• vass-skil

 

Related terms

• skila
• skile
• skilja
• skilje
• skilnad
• skilning
• skilord
• skilsmisse

 

Etymology 2

Verb

skil

1. present tense of skilja
2. imperative of skilja

References

• “skil” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Volapük

Noun

skil (nominative plural skils)

1. skill

Declension

declension of skil

	singular	plural
nominative	skil	skils
genitive	skila	skilas
dative	skile	skiles
accusative	skili	skilis
vocative 1	o skil!	o skils!
predicative 2	skilu	skilus

• ¹ status as a case is disputed
• ² in later, non-classical Volapük only