sil

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

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.

Anagrams[edit]

Czech[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

sil

  1. genitive plural of síla

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

sil

  1. genitive plural of silo

Etymology 2[edit]

Participle[edit]

sil

  1. masculine singular past active participle of sít
    Synonym: sel

Etymology 3[edit]

Verb[edit]

sil

  1. second-person singular imperative of sílit

Faroese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

sil n (genitive singular sils, plural sil)

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

Declension[edit]

Declension of sil
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[edit]

Noun[edit]

sil n (genitive singular sils, plural sil)

  1. (botany) sap

Declension[edit]

Declension of sil
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[edit]

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

sil m (plural sils)

  1. sil

Further reading[edit]

Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Irish silid (“to drip”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

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. (transitive, intransitive) 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[edit]

conjugation of sil (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present silim sileann tú;
silir† 		sileann sé, sí silimid sileann sibh sileann siad;
silid† 		a shileann; a shileas /
a sileann*; a sileas* 		siltear
past shil mé; shileas shil tú; shilis shil sé, sí shileamar; shil muid shil sibh; shileabhair shil siad; shileadar a shil /
ar shil* 		sileadh
past habitual shilinn / silinn‡‡ shilteá / silteᇇ shileadh sé, sí / sileadh sé, s퇇 shilimis; shileadh muid / silimis‡‡; sileadh muid‡‡ shileadh sibh / sileadh sibh‡‡ shilidís; shileadh siad / silidís‡‡; sileadh siad‡‡ a shileadh /
a sileadh* 		shiltí / silt퇇
future silfidh mé;
silfead 		silfidh tú;
silfir† 		silfidh sé, sí silfimid;
silfidh muid 		silfidh sibh silfidh siad;
silfid† 		a shilfidh; a shilfeas /
a silfidh*; a silfeas* 		silfear
conditional shilfinn / silfinn‡‡ shilfeá / silfeᇇ shilfeadh sé, sí / silfeadh sé, s퇇 shilfimis; shilfeadh muid / silfimis‡‡; silfeadh muid‡‡ shilfeadh sibh / silfeadh sibh‡‡ shilfidís; shilfeadh siad / silfidís‡‡; silfeadh siad‡‡ a shilfeadh /
a silfeadh* 		shilfí / silf퇇
subjunctive 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 silim sil sileadh sé, sí silimis siligí;
silidh† 		silidís — siltear
verbal noun sileadh
past participle silte

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Noun[edit]

sil f (genitive singular sile, nominative plural sileanna)

  1. a drip
    Synonym: braon
  2. a trickle

Declension[edit]

Declension of sil

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative sil sileanna
Vocative a shil a shileanna
Genitive sile sileanna
Dative sil sileanna

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an tsil na sileanna
Genitive na sile na sileanna
Dative leis an tsil

don tsil

leis na sileanna

Derived terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
sil shil
after an, tsil 		not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading[edit]

Istriot[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin caelum. Compare Dalmatian cil.

Noun[edit]

sil m

  1. sky

Malay[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English seal, from Middle English sele, from an inflectional form of Old English seolh, from Proto-Germanic *selhaz, either from Proto-Indo-European *selk- (“to pull”) or from Proto-Finnic *šülkeš (later *hülgeh).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

sil (Jawi spelling سيل, plural sil-sil, informal 1st possessive silku, 2nd possessive silmu, 3rd possessive silnya)

  1. seal (pinniped)

Synonyms[edit]

Polish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Verb[edit]

sil

  1. second-person singular imperative of silić

Rohingya[edit]

Noun[edit]

sil

  1. eagle

Romanian[edit]

Noun[edit]

sil.

  1. Abbreviation of silabație: syllabication

Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Irish silid (“to drip”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

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

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

Noun[edit]

sil f (genitive singular sile, plural silean)

  1. (dated) rain, trickle, shower

Mutation[edit]

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
sil shil
after "an", t-sil
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English sill.

Noun[edit]

sil m (Cyrillic spelling сил)

  1. sill (layer of igneous rock)

Squamish[edit]

Noun[edit]

sil

  1. cloth

Swedish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Audio(file)

Noun[edit]

sil c

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

Declension[edit]

Declension of sil 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative sil silen silar silarna
Genitive sils silens silars silarnas

See also[edit]

References[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Tarao[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

sil

  1. cow (animal)

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

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

Volapük[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

sil (nominative plural sils)

  1. sky

Declension[edit]

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[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

sil m (plural silod, not mutable)

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

Derived terms[edit]

West Frisian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Verb[edit]

sil

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