Cahuilla

Particle

kille

1. not

Dutch

Alternative forms

• kehille

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɪ.lə/

Etymology

Borrowing from Yiddish קהילה ‎(kehile, “(Jewish) community”), from Hebrew קְהִלָּה ‎(k'hilá, “congregation”).

Noun

kille f ‎(plural killes, diminutive killetje n)

1. (Judaism) organized Jewish community.

Synonyms

• kehilla

German

Verb

kille

1. First-person singular present of killen.
2. First-person singular subjunctive I of killen.
3. Third-person singular subjunctive I of killen.
4. Imperative singular of killen.

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *killa, from Proto-Germanic *kiljōn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɪlːə/

Noun

kille f

1. riverbed, channel

Declension

Descendants

• Dutch: kil

Swedish

Etymology 1

Attested since 1924 according to Svenska Akademiens ordbok. From the dialectal kille ("kid (young of a goat); small boy") from killing ‎(“kid”). Related to kid (killiing and kille are old diminutive forms of that word).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɪˌlɛ/

Noun

kille c

1. (colloquial) Boy, lad.

   En liten kille kom in i affären för att köpa godis.

   A small boy came into the store to buy candy.

2. (colloquial) A (younger) adult male person; guy, bloke.

   Det gick precis förbi några unga killar i 30-årsåldern.

   Some young guys in their 30s just went by.

3. (colloquial) Boyfriend.

   Min kille och jag ska snart gifta oss.

   My boyfriend and I are getting married soon.

Declension

Synonyms

• young boy or male person: gosse, grabb, pojke, påg (dialectal)
• boyfriend: pojkvän

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Attested since 1834 according to Nationalencyklopedins ordbok. From Harlequin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɪˌlɛ/, /ˈɕɪˌlɛ/

Noun

kille c

1. Alternative term for the card game cambio, or gnav.

   Harlequin är det högsta kortet i kille.

   The Harlequin is the highest ranking card in gnav.

Declension

Derived terms

• killekort
• killelek
• killespel

References

• kille in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)