Feminine
Zeile
Meaning
- (feminine) line, row
- (feminine) line, row
Synonyms
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
lyynie
Basel-Landschaft
zyyle
Zürich
zeile
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈt͡saɪ̯lə/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German zīl(e), from Old High German zīla. Outside of High German only attested in eastern Dutch tijl and Westphalian Low German Tile (both “row of sheaves”), but probably inherited from Proto-Germanic, from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- (“to divide”). Related with Zeit and English time.
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