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Seil

See also: seil and Séil

German

Noun

Seil n ‎(genitive Seils or Seiles, plural Seile)

rope, line, cord

Usage notes

A Seil is thicker than a Schnur ‎(“string”), but thinner than a Tau.

Declension

Declension of Seil

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Seil	die	Seile
genitive	eines	des	Seiles, Seils	der	Seile
dative	einem	dem	Seil, Seile¹	den	Seilen
accusative	ein	das	Seil	die	Seile

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

Seilbahn
seilen
Seiler

seil

See also: Seil and Séil

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

segl (Etymology 2)

Noun

seil n ‎(definite plural seilet, indefinite plural seil, definite plural seila or seilene)

a sail (piece of fabric attached to a boat's mast)

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

seil

imperative of seile

Volapük

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /seˈil/

Noun

seil ‎(uncountable seils)

silence

Declension

declension of seil

	singular
nominative	seil
genitive	seila
dative	seile
accusative	seili
predicative	seilu
vocative	o seil!

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Definition 2025

Seil

Seil

German

Noun

Usage notes

Declension

Derived terms

seil

seil

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

Volapük

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Pronunciation

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