skil

English

Noun

skil (countable and uncountable, plural skils)

1. Obsolete spelling of skill.

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

Declension

declension of skil

n-s	plural
	indefinite	definite
nominative	skil	skilin
accusative	skil	skilin
dative	skilum	skilunum
genitive	skila	skilanna

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

Verb

1. (deprecated template usage) present tense of skilja
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of skilja

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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