zeil

See also: Zeil

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɛi̯l/

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• Hyphenation: zeil
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯l
• Homophone: zijl

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch seil, from Old Dutch *segil, from Proto-West Germanic *segl, from Proto-Germanic *seglą.

Noun

zeil n (plural zeilen, diminutive zeiltje n)

1. sail

   alle zeilen bijzetten ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   de wind uit de zeilen nemen ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   de wind in de zeilen hebben ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

2. tarpaulin, tarp

Derived terms

• gaffelzeil
• grondzeil
• razeil
• tentzeil
• zeildoek
• zeilen
• zeilkwal

Descendants

• Afrikaans: seil
• → Saramaccan: zéi

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

zeil

1. inflection of zeilen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Anagrams

• ziel