zeil

Meaning

Noun

1. (neuter) sail
2. (neuter) tarpaulin, tarp

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of zeilen:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of zeilen:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of zeilen:

zeilen

• Verb
• Noun

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Concepts

sail

canvas

rag

cloth

velum

wing

🪽

brattice

Synonyms

velum

zeildoek

koord

🪢

touw

🪢

zeel

🪢

Translations

Segel

voile

vela

🕯️

vela

🕯️

vela

πανί

vela

yelken

velum

vela

ιστίο

شراع

Persenning

Blache

Pronounced as (IPA)

/zɛi̯l/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: seil

Inherited from Old Dutch: *segil

In summary

From Middle Dutch seil, from Old Dutch *segil, from Proto-West Germanic *segl, from Proto-Germanic *seglą.