syl

See also: syl-

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /syːl/, [syːˀl]

Noun

syl c (singular definite sylen, plural indefinite syle)

1. awl

Inflection

Declension of syl

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	syl	sylen	syle	sylene
genitive	syls	sylens	syles	sylenes

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Related to the verb sy.

Noun

syl m (definite singular sylen, indefinite plural syler, definite plural sylene)

1. an awl

Derived terms

• syltynn

References

• “syl” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Related to the verb sy.

Noun

syl m (definite singular sylen, indefinite plural sylar, definite plural sylane)

1. an awl

Derived terms

• syltynn

References

• “syl” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old English

Alternative forms

• syll

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sūliz (“pillar”). Akin to Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌿𐌻𐍃 (sauls, “pillar”), German Säule.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /syːl/

Noun

sȳl f

1. pillar, column; support

   Synonyms: stapol, staþol, sweor

Declension

Declension of syl (strong i-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sȳl	sȳle, sȳla
accusative	sȳl, sȳle	sȳle, sȳla
genitive	sȳle	sȳla
dative	sȳle	sȳlum

Descendants

• Middle English: syle
  • English: sile
  • Scots: sile, syle, cyle

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /syːl/

• audio:

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Noun

syl c

1. an awl

Declension

Declension of syl
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	syl	sylen	sylar	sylarna
Genitive	syls	sylens	sylars	sylarnas

Anagrams

• lys, sly, yls