skil

English

Noun

skil (countable and uncountable, plural skils)

  1. Obsolete spelling of skill

skil (plural skils)

  1. Synonym of sablefish

Anagrams

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse skil, derived from the same root *skel- as skilja (“to separate, to understand”), but without a -j- suffix.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /scɪːl/
    Rhymes: -ɪːl

Noun

skil n pl

  1. boundary, division
  2. understanding, knowledge
  3. due and proper treatment, that which duty requires
  4. delivery, handing in of something due, e.g. of an assignment, paper, etc., but also payment, e.g. of rent
  5. (weaving) the space between threads through which one weaves
  6. (meteorology) front (transition zone between airmasses)
  7. message

Declension
declension of skil
n-s plural
indefinite definite
nominative skil skilin
accusative skil skilin
dative skilum skilunum
genitive skila skilanna

Synonyms

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • gera skil
  • koma til skila
  • segja skil á
  • standa í skilum
  • vita skil á, kunna skil á

Verb

skil

  1. skil (“I understand”), the present active indicative first person singular of skilja (“to understand”)
    Ég skil ekki.
    I don't understand.
  2. skil (“understand!”), the shortened active imperative of skilja (“to understand”)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

skil

  1. present tense of skilja and skilje
  2. imperative of skilja and skilje

Volapük

Noun

skil (nominative plural skils)

  1. skill

Declension
declension of skil
singular plural
nominative skil skils
genitive skila skilas
dative skile skiles
accusative skili skilis
vocative 1 o skil! o skils!
predicative 2 skilu skilus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in some later, non-classical Volapük only
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.