Masculine

Keil

Meaning

  1. (masculine, strong) a wedge
  2. (masculine, strong) a pile

Frequency

23k
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

schaidwegge

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

speerlig

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/kaɪ̯l/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German kīl, from Old High German kīl, from earlier *kīdla-, from the same root as Proto-West Germanic *kīnan (“to split; crack”). Cognate with Vilamovian kajł.

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