kiil

See also: kiil'

Estonian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *kiili, borrowed 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)

1. dragonfly

Inflection

Declension of kiil (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		kiil	kiilid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	kiili
genitive			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)

1. wedge
2. (rhetoric) parenthesis

Inflection

Declension of kiil (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		kiil	kiilud
accusative	nom.
	gen.	kiilu
genitive			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)

1. (nautical) keel (of a ship)

Inflection

Declension of kiil (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		kiil	kiilud
accusative	nom.
	gen.	kiilu
genitive			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 [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
• “kiil”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012

Ngiyambaa

Etymology

Compare Gamilaraay giili, Wiradjuri geel.

Noun

kiil

1. urine