cisel
See also: čísel
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.sel/, [ˈt͡ʃi.zel]
Noun
ċisel m
- Alternative form of ċeosol
Declension
Declension of cisel (strong a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | ċisel | ċiselas |
accusative | ċisel | ċiselas |
genitive | ċiseles | ċisela |
dative | ċisele | ċiselum |
Old French
Alternative forms
- chisel (northern)
Etymology
Likely from cisoir with a change in suffix to -el.[1]
Pronunciation
- (classical) IPA(key): /t͡siˈzɛl/, (northern) /t͡ʃiˈzɛl/
Noun
cisel m (oblique plural ciseaus or ciseax or cisiaus or cisiax or cisels, nominative singular ciseaus or ciseax or cisiaus or cisiax or cisels, nominative plural cisel)
- cutting tool, chisel
Descendants
- French: ciseau
- Norman: chîsé
Borrowings:
- → British Isles
- Middle English: chisel, chesel
- English: chisel
- Yola: chisool
- Middle English: chisel, chesel
- → S. France
- Occitan: cisèl, ciseu
- →? Piedmontese: sisèl
- Occitan: cisèl, ciseu
- → Iberia
- Catalan: cisell
- Portuguese: cinzel
- Spanish: cincel
- → Italy
- Italian: cesello
- →? Friulian: cesel
- Italian: cesello
References
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “*caesellum”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2: C Q K, page 40
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1984), “cincel”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volume II (Ce–F), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 83