peil

See also: Peil

Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *pagilaz. Doublet of pegel (“icicle”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pɛi̯l/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯l
  • Homophone: pijl

Noun

peil n (plural peilen, diminutive peiltje n)

  1. level, literal or figurative

Derived terms

Verb

peil

  1. first-person singular present indicative of peilen
  2. imperative of peilen

Anagrams

German

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

Verb

peil

  1. Imperative singular of peilen.

Irish

Etymology

Possibly from peillic (“skin or leather bag”), from Latin pellicius (“made of skins”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pʲɛlʲ/

Noun

peil f (genitive singular peile, nominative plural peileanna)

  1. football (game, physical ball)
  2. Gaelic football

Declension
Declension of peil

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative peil peileanna
Vocative a pheil a pheileanna
Genitive peile peileanna
Dative peil peileanna

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an pheil na peileanna
Genitive na peile na bpeileanna
Dative leis an bpeil

don pheil

 leis na peileanna

Synonyms
  • caid
  • (Gaelic football): peil Ghaelach

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
peil pheil bpeil
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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