teil

See also: Teil

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French teil, til, from Latin tilia.

Noun

teil (plural teils)

  1. The lime tree, or linden.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for teil in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

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Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Dutch teile, from Old Dutch tēl. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tɛi̯l/
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  • Hyphenation: teil
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯l

Noun

teil f (plural teilen, diminutive teiltje n)

  1. tub, basin (wide vessel with generally a larger volume than a bucket)
    • 1964, The Lighttown Skiffle Group, "Doe 't maar in een emmertje", on Hé zusje - Doe 't maar in een emmertje.
      Wij drinken nooit uit glaasjes / Dat is beneden peil / Doe 't maar in een emmertje / Doe 't maar in een teil
      We never drink out of glasses / That is below our level / Just put it in a bucket / Just put it in a tub
    Synonym: tobbe
  2. tray or pot used for serving a dish

Derived terms
  • badteil
  • wasteil

Kriol

Etymology

From English tail.

Noun

teil

  1. tail (appendage of an animal)

Middle English

Noun

teil

  1. Alternative form of tayl

Veps

Pronoun

teil

  1. adessive of tö

Noun

teil

  1. adessive plural of te
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