kiil
See also: kiil'
Estonian
Etymology 1
From Baltic, compare Lithuanian gylỹs (“botfly, gadfly”). kiin (“botfly”) is a parallel variant of the stem. Cognate with Finnish kiiliäinen (“botfly”), Ingrian kiiliäin (“horsefly, botfly”).
Noun
kiil (genitive kiili, partitive kiili)
- dragonfly
Inflection
Declension of kiil (type riik)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kiil | kiilid |
| genitive | kiili | kiilide |
| partitive | kiili | kiile / kiilisid |
| illative | kiili / kiilisse | kiilidesse / kiilesse |
| inessive | kiilis | kiilides / kiiles |
| elative | kiilist | kiilidest / kiilest |
| allative | kiilile | kiilidele / kiilele |
| adessive | kiilil | kiilidel / kiilel |
| ablative | kiililt | kiilidelt / kiilelt |
| translative | kiiliks | kiilideks / kiileks |
| terminative | kiilini | kiilideni |
| essive | kiilina | kiilidena |
| abessive | kiilita | kiilideta |
| comitative | kiiliga | kiilidega |
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German kīl, or possibly earlier Germanic language. Compare Finnish kiila.
Noun
kiil (genitive kiilu, partitive kiilu)
- wedge
- (rhetoric) parenthesis
Inflection
Declension of kiil (type riik)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kiil | kiilud |
| genitive | kiilu | kiilude |
| partitive | kiilu | kiile / kiilusid |
| illative | kiilu / kiilusse | kiiludesse / kiilesse |
| inessive | kiilus | kiiludes / kiiles |
| elative | kiilust | kiiludest / kiilest |
| allative | kiilule | kiiludele / kiilele |
| adessive | kiilul | kiiludel / kiilel |
| ablative | kiilult | kiiludelt / kiilelt |
| translative | kiiluks | kiiludeks / kiileks |
| terminative | kiiluni | kiiludeni |
| essive | kiiluna | kiiludena |
| abessive | kiiluta | kiiludeta |
| comitative | kiiluga | kiiludega |
Derived terms
- kiilkiri
- kiilluu
Etymology 3
From Middle Low German kēl, kil or German Kiel.
Noun
kiil (genitive kiilu, partitive kiilu)
- (nautical) keel (of a ship)
Inflection
Declension of kiil (type riik)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kiil | kiilud |
| genitive | kiilu | kiilude |
| partitive | kiilu | kiile / kiilusid |
| illative | kiilu / kiilusse | kiiludesse / kiilesse |
| inessive | kiilus | kiiludes / kiiles |
| elative | kiilust | kiiludest / kiilest |
| allative | kiilule | kiiludele / kiilele |
| adessive | kiilul | kiiludel / kiilel |
| ablative | kiilult | kiiludelt / kiilelt |
| translative | kiiluks | kiiludeks / kiileks |
| terminative | kiiluni | kiiludeni |
| essive | kiiluna | kiiludena |
| abessive | kiiluta | kiiludeta |
| comitative | kiiluga | kiiludega |
Further reading
- kiil in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat
- kiil in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
Ngiyambaa
Etymology
Compare Gamilaraay giili, Wiradhuri geel.
Noun
kiil
- urine