Keil

See also: kéil

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kil, from Old High German kil, from Proto-Germanic *kīnaną (“to split; crack”). Cognate with Vilamovian kajł.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kaɪ̯l/
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯l

Noun

Keil m (genitive Keils or Keiles, plural Keile)

  1. a wedge
  2. (heraldry) a pile

Declension
Declension of Keil
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Keil die Keile
genitive eines des Keiles,
Keils		 der Keile
dative einem dem Keil,
Keile1		 den Keilen
accusative einen den Keil die Keile
1Now uncommon, see notes

References
  • Keil on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
  • Liberman, Anatoly (2008): An Analytic Dictionary of the English Etymology: An Introduction

Further reading
  • Keil in Duden online
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