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Siel
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siel síel Siël
Central Franconian
Etymology
From gmw-cfr goh sēla, from gmw-cfr gem-pro *saiwalō. Central Franconian -ī- is the regular outcome of Old High German -ē-. (The form is thus in line with de Seele, en soul, rather than nl ziel.)
Pronunciation
gmw-cfr /ziːl/
Noun
gmw-cfr noun f plural Siele diminutive Sielche
gmw-cfr most dialects soul
German
Etymology
18th century, from de nds Siel, from de gml - and de osx sīl. Cognate with nl zijl, fy syl.
Pronunciation
de /ziːl/
de De-Siel.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m:n,s:es
lock of a dike
de Deichsiel
de northern Germany subterranean sewer
de Gully
Declension
m:n,s:es
Further reading
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
From stq de Ziel.
Noun
stq noun n
goal; aim; target; objective; purpose