kille

kille

See also: Kille

Cahuilla

Particle

kille

1. not

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɪ.lə/
• Hyphenation: kil‧le
• Rhymes: -ɪlə
• Homophone: Kille

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Yiddish קהילה‎ (kehile, “(Jewish) community”), from Hebrew קְהִלָּה‎ (k'hillá, “congregation”).

Noun

kille f (plural killes, diminutive killetje n)

1. (Judaism) organized Jewish community.

Alternative forms

• kehille

Synonyms

• kehilla (from Hebrew)

Noun

kille f (plural killen, diminutive killetje n)

1. Alternative form of kil

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German

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Verb

kille

1. inflection of killen:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *killa, from Proto-Germanic *kiljǭ, ultimately related to *kīnaną (“to crack, split”).[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɪlːə/

Noun

kille f

1. riverbed, channel

Inflection

Weak feminine
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	kille	killen
Accusative	kille	killen
Genitive	killen	killen
Dative	kille, killen	killen

Descendants

• Dutch: kil

References

1. van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “kille2”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Further reading

• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “kille”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

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Swedish

Etymology 1

Attested since 1924.[1] From dialectal kille (“goat kid, small boy”), originally diminutive to kid (“fawn, originally also goat kid”). See also killing (“goat kid”) which also is a dimunitive of kid.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²kɪlɛ/

• audio

  (file)

Noun

kille c

1. (informal) Boy, lad.

   En liten kille kom in i affären för att köpa godis.

   A small boy came into the store to buy candy.

   Synonyms: gosse, grabb, pojke, (dialectal) påg, (dialectal, slang) kis

2. (informal) A (younger) adult male person; guy, bloke.

   Det gick precis förbi några unga killar i 30-årsåldern.

   Some young guys in their 30s just went by.

   Synonym: snubbe

3. (informal) boyfriend

   Min kille och jag ska snart gifta oss.

   My boyfriend and I are getting married soon.

   Synonym: pojkvän

Declension

Declension of kille
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kille	killen	killar	killarna
Genitive	killes	killens	killars	killarnas

Derived terms

• killbacill
• killig
• killkompis
• killtidning

 

Etymology 2

Attested since 1834.[2] From harlekin, from French Herlequin, Hellequin, from Old English Herla (from Proto-West Germanic *erl (“earl”)) cyning (from *kuning (“king”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²kɪlɛ/, /²ɕɪlɛ/

Noun

kille c

1. A card game equivalent to gnav.

   Harlekin är det högsta kortet i kille.

   The Harlequin is the highest ranking card in gnav.

Declension

Declension of kille
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kille	killen	—	—
Genitive	killes	killens	—	—

Derived terms

• killekort
• killelek
• killespel

 

References

1. kille in Svensk ordbok (SO)
2. kille in Svensk ordbok (SO)

• kille in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)