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See also: Appendix:Variations of "gil"
Languages (15)
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Azerbaijani • Dutch • Faroese • Icelandic • Irish • Norwegian Nynorsk • Old Irish • Old Norse • Polish • Spanish • Uzbek • Volapük • Welsh • Zou
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Azerbaijani • Dutch • Faroese • Icelandic • Irish • Norwegian Nynorsk • Old Irish • Old Norse • Polish • Spanish • Uzbek • Volapük • Welsh • Zou
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Etymology
Symbol
gil
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Azerbaijani
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Noun
gil (definite accusative gili, plural gillər)
Declension
References
- Orucov, Əliheydər, editor (2006), “gil”, in Azərbaycan dilinin izahlı lüğəti [Explanatory Dictionary of the Azerbaijani Language] (in Azerbaijani), 2nd edition, volume 2, Baku: Şərq-Qərb
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Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From gillen.
Noun
gil m (plural gillen, diminutive gilletje n)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
gil
- inflection of gillen:
Anagrams
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse gil, from Proto-Germanic *gilją.
Pronunciation
Noun
gil n (genitive singular gils, plural gil)
Declension
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Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse gil, from Proto-Germanic *gilją.
Pronunciation
Noun
gil n (genitive singular gils, nominative plural gil)
Declension
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Irish
Pronunciation
Noun
gil
Adjective
gil
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
gil n (definite singular gilet, indefinite plural gil, definite plural gili)
Old Irish
Pronunciation
Adjective
gil
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
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Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gilją.
Noun
gil n (genitive gils, plural gil)
Declension
Descendants
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “gil”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
Polish
Etymology
From northern Proto-Slavic *gylь. Cognate with Czech hýl and Belarusian гіль (hilʹ).
Pronunciation
Noun
gil m animal
Declension
Declension of gil
Noun
gil m inan or gil m animal
Declension
Declension of gil
Further reading
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Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
gil (feminine gila, masculine plural giles, feminine plural gilas) or gil m or f (masculine and feminine plural giles)
Noun
Further reading
- “gil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
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Uzbek
Etymology
Noun
gil (plural gillar)
Volapük
Pronunciation
Noun
gil (nominative plural gils)
Usage notes
This older term has been replaced by the word kvil "eagle".
Declension
1 status as a case is disputed
2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
Derived terms
Welsh
Noun
gil m
- soft mutation of cil
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Zou
Pronunciation
Noun
gil
Synonyms
References
- Lukram Himmat Singh (2013), A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 40
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