English

Noun

sild ‎(countable and uncountable, plural silds)

1. Any young herring (other than a sprat), especially if canned and processed in Scandinavia for sale as a sardine.

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [silˀ]

Noun

sild c (singular definite silden, plural indefinite sild)

1. herring
2. (slang) a young (especially attractive) woman

Inflection

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *cilta, from Baltic.

Noun

sild ‎(genitive silla, partitive silda)

1. bridge

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɪlt/

Noun

sild f (genitive singular sildar, plural sildir)

1. herring (Clupea harengus)

Declension

Derived terms

• sildaveiða
• sildaflak
• sildagrunnur
• sildastovnur
• fjarðarsild
• havsild

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse sild, síld

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɪlː]

Noun

sild m, f ‎(definite singular silda or silden, indefinite plural sild or silder, definite singular sildene)

1. (fish) herring

References

• “sild” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse sild and síld.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɪlː] (example of pronunciation)

Noun

sild f (definite singular silda; indefinite plural sildar/silder; definite plural sildane/sildene)

1. herring; Clupea harengus

Derived terms

• sildefiske
• sildesalat

References

• “sild” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.