ijl

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɛi̯l
• IPA^(key): /ɛi̯l/

Etymology 1

Contracted from late Middle Dutch idel, which survives uncontracted as ijdel. An alternative contracted form led to iel.

Adjective

ijl (comparative ijler, superlative ijlst)

1. rarefied (of a gas etc.), not dense
2. (chiefly obsolete) skinny, lacking fat
3. (obsolete) empty

Declension

Declension of ijl
uninflected	ijl
inflected	ijle
comparative	ijler
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		ijl	ijler	het ijlst het ijlste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	ijle	ijlere	ijlste
	n. sing.	ijl	ijler	ijlste
	plural	ijle	ijlere	ijlste
definite		ijle	ijlere	ijlste
partitive		ijls	ijlers	—

Derived terms

• ijlheid

Verb

ijl

1. inflection of ijlen (“speak deliriously”):
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch *ile, from Old Dutch *īla, from Proto-Germanic *īlō.

Noun

ijl f (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. rush, haste

Derived terms

• in allerijl

Verb

ijl

1. inflection of ijlen (“rush, haste”):
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Descendants

• Afrikaans: yl

Anagrams

• lij