kil

Signification (English)

Adj

1. cold-hearted, cold-blooded
2. cold, chilly (of temperatures, weather, etc.)

Noun

1. (feminine) kill, waterway on sand flats or mud flats
2. (feminine) creek, rivulet

Concepts

froid

🥶

frais

algide

Synonyms

koud

🥶

koel

🥶

lauw

koudbloedig

onentoesiast

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/kɪl/

Étymologie (English)

Inherited from moyen néerlandais: kille

Cognate with moyen néerlandais: killen

Cognate with allemand: kühl

Cognate with danois: køle

Cognate with suédois: kyla

Cognate with islandais: kylur

Cognate with anglais: chill

Inherited from Old Dutch: *killa

In summary

From Middle Dutch kille, from Proto-Germanic *kaliz, related to Middle Dutch killen (“to be (ice) cold”).
Related also to German Low German Köle, German kühl, Danish køle, Swedish kyla, Icelandic kylur, and English chill.