steil

Senso

steep

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ʃtaɪ̯l/

Etimologia

From Middle High German steil, steigel, from Old High German steigal, *steigil, from Proto-West Germanic *staigil (“steep”). Though native in High German, the word was rare until it was reinforced in Early Modern German by Middle Low German steil, stegel, from Old Saxon stegil, from the same Proto-Germanic source. More at English stay (“steep”).

Frasi

Die Hänge an den Rändern des Tales sind steil und relativ unberührt .

Le pendenze sui bordi della valle sono ripide e relativamente intatte.