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Seil
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seil Séil Séïl
English
Proper noun
en island , one of the x/Slate Islands on the east side of the x/Firth of Lorn in carea/Argyll and Bute cc/Scotland OS grid ref NM71.
German
Etymology
From de gmh seil, from de goh seil, from de gmw-pro *sail, from de gem-pro *sailą.
Pronunciation
de /zaɪ̯l/ prescriptive standard
de /saɛ̯l/ Austria
de De-Seil.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de aɪ̯l 1
Noun
n,(e)s
rope, line, cord
Usage notes
A Seil is thicker than a de Schnur string, but thinner than a de Tau.
Declension
n,(e)s
Derived terms
de seilartig
de seilen
de Seiler
Derived terms
de Seilbahn, de Seilwinde, de Seilzug
de abseilen, de Hochseil, de Kletterseil, de Rettungsseil
Further reading
Anagrams
de lies