sil

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sil"

Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of English Sisaala.

Symbol

sil

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Tumulung Sisaala.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Tumulung Sisaala terms

English

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

sil (uncountable)

1. A yellowish pigment used by painters in ancient times.
   • 2017, Pier Luigi Tucci, The Temple of Peace in Rome, page 278:

     Indeed, Vitruvius and Pliny the Elder attest that in Greece ochra was the name of the yellow quality, corresponding to what the Romans called sil.

See also

• sil-green

Anagrams

• ILS, ILs, ISL, LIS, LSI, SLI, isl., lis

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɪl]

Noun

sil

1. genitive plural of síla

Etymology 1

Noun

sil

1. genitive plural of silo

Etymology 2

Participle

sil

1. masculine singular past active participle of sít

   Synonym: sel

Etymology 3

Verb

sil

1. second-person singular imperative of sílit

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siːl/
• Rhymes: -iːl

Noun

sil n (genitive singular sils, plural sil)

1. (biology) milt, roe (of male fish)

Declension

n22	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sil	silið	sil	silini
accusative	sil	silið	sil	silini
dative	sili	silinum	siljum, silum	siljunum, silunum
genitive	sils	silsins	silja	siljanna

Synonyms

• mjálki

Noun

sil n (genitive singular sils, plural sil)

1. (botany) sap

Declension

n3	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sil	silið	sil	silini
accusative	sil	silið	sil	silini
dative	sili	silinum	silum	silunum
genitive	sils	silsins	sila	silanna

Synonyms

• sevja

French

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -il

Noun

sil m (plural sils)

1. sil

Further reading

• “sil”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from English seal.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈsil/ [ˈsɪl]
• Rhymes: -il
• Syllabification: sil

Noun

sil (plural sil-sil)

1. (automotive) seal (something designed to prevent liquids or gases from leaking through a joint)

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish silid (“to drip”). Doublet of siúil.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ʃɪlʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ʃɨ̞lʲ/

Verb

sil (present analytic sileann, future analytic silfidh, verbal noun sileadh, past participle silte)

1. (intransitive) to drop (fall in drops or droplets), drip (fall one drop at a time)
2. (transitive) to shed (allow to flow or fall), drip (let fall in drops), weep
3. (ambitransitive) to trickle, distil (trickle down in small drops)
4. (transitive) to drain (flow gradually), flow, run
5. (intransitive) to hang down, droop

   Synonym: croch síos

Conjugation

Conjugation of sil (first conjugation – A)

indicative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	silim	sileann tú; silir†	sileann sé, sí	silimid; sileann muid	sileann sibh	sileann siad; silid†	a shileann; a shileas	siltear
past	shil mé; shileas	shil tú; shilis	shil sé, sí	shileamar; shil muid	shil sibh; shileabhair	shil siad; shileadar	a shil	sileadh
past habitual	shilinn / silinn‡	shilteá / silteá‡	shileadh sé, sí / sileadh sé, sí‡	shilimis; shileadh muid / silimis‡; sileadh muid‡	shileadh sibh / sileadh sibh‡	shilidís; shileadh siad / silidís‡; sileadh siad‡	a shileadh	shiltí / siltí‡
	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	silfidh mé; silfead	silfidh tú; silfir†	silfidh sé, sí	silfimid; silfidh muid	silfidh sibh	silfidh siad; silfid†	a shilfidh; a shilfeas	silfear
conditional	shilfinn / silfinn‡	shilfeá / silfeá‡	shilfeadh sé, sí / silfeadh sé, sí‡	shilfimis; shilfeadh muid / silfimis‡; silfeadh muid‡	shilfeadh sibh / silfeadh sibh‡	shilfidís; shilfeadh siad / silfidís‡; silfeadh siad‡	a shilfeadh	shilfí / silfí‡
subjunctive	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	go sile mé; go silead†	go sile tú; go silir†	go sile sé, sí	go silimid; go sile muid	go sile sibh	go sile siad; go silid†	—	go siltear
past	dá silinn	dá silteá	dá sileadh sé, sí	dá silimis; dá sileadh muid	dá sileadh sibh	dá silidís; dá sileadh siad	—	dá siltí
imperative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
—	silim	sil	sileadh sé, sí	silimis	siligí; silidh†	silidís	—	siltear
past participle	silte
verbal noun	sileadh

^† archaic or dialect form
^‡ dependent form

Noun

sil f (genitive singular sile, nominative plural sileanna)

1. a drip

   Synonym: braon

2. a trickle

Declension

Declension of sil (second declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative sil sileanna vocative a shil a shileanna genitive sile sileanna dative sil sileanna forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an tsil na sileanna genitive na sile na sileanna dative leis an tsil don tsil leis na sileanna

Derived terms

• sileán
• sileog
• silíg

Mutation

Mutated forms of sil

radical	lenition	eclipsis
sil	shil after an, tsil	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “sil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Istriot

Etymology

From Latin caelum. Compare Dalmatian cil.

Noun

sil m

1. sky

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English seal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sel], [sɪl]
• Rhymes: -sel, -el

Noun

sil (Jawi spelling سيل, plural sil-sil or sil²)

1. seal (pinniped)

   Synonym: anjing laut

Mizo

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *sil, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sjərl.

Verb

sil

1. to wash

Further reading

• Lorrain, J. Herbert (1940), “sil”, in Dictionary of the Lushai language, Calcutta: Asiatic Society

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɕil/
• Rhymes: -il
• Syllabification: sil

Verb

sil

1. second-person singular imperative of silić

Rohingya

Noun

sil

1. eagle

Romanian

Noun

sil.

1. abbreviation of silabație: syllabication

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish silid (“to drip”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃil/

Verb

sil (past shil, future silidh, verbal noun sileadh, past participle silte)

1. rain, drip, shower
2. flow, shed, ooze, dribble

Noun

sil f (genitive singular sile, plural silean)

1. (dated) rain, trickle, shower

Mutation

Mutation of sil

radical	lenition
sil	shil after "an", t-sil

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from English sill.

Noun

sil m inan (Cyrillic spelling сил)

1. sill (layer of igneous rock)

Squamish

Noun

sil

1. cloth

Swedish

en sil

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

sil c

1. a strainer
2. (colloquial) a dose of an injected recreational drug, a shot

Declension

Declension of sil

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	sil	sils
	definite	silen	silens
plural	indefinite	silar	silars
	definite	silarna	silarnas

Derived terms

• tesil

Related terms

• sila

See also

• såll

References

• sil in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• sil in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• sil in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• ils

Tarao

Alternative forms

• shil

Noun

sil

1. cow (animal)

Derived terms

• silcu (shilchuh) "milk"
• silkor "beef"

Related terms

• silloy (shiloi)

References

• Chungkham Yashwanta Singh (2002), Tarao Grammar (in Tarao)

Volapük

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sil]

Noun

sil (nominative plural sils)

1. sky
   • 1952, Arie de Jong, Diatek nulik: Gospul ma ‚Matthaeus’. Kapit: VI:

     Logolsöd lü böds sila.

     Look at the birds in the sky.

Declension

Declension of sil

	singular	plural
nominative	sil	sils
genitive	sila	silas
dative	sile	siles
accusative	sili	silis
vocative 1	o sil!	o sils!
predicative 2	silu	silus

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

Derived terms

• silik
• silikratabumot

Related terms

• sül (“heaven”)

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Irish síl (“seed; semen; offspring”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siːl/
• Rhymes: -iːl

Noun

sil m (plural silod, not mutable)

1. fry (of fish, especially salmon, trout or minnow)
2. spawn (of fish, frogs, etc.)

Derived terms

• silio, silyn

West Frisian

Alternative forms

• scil (archaic)

Verb

sil

1. shall, will (first person singular of sille)