Keil

See also: kéil

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kil, from Old High German kil, from Proto-West Germanic *kīnan (“to split; crack”). Cognate with Vilamovian kajł.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaɪ̯l/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -aɪ̯l

Noun

Keil m (strong, genitive Keiles or Keils, plural Keile)

a wedge
(heraldry) a pile

Declension

Declension of Keil [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Keil	die	Keile
genitive	eines	des	Keiles, Keils	der	Keile
dative	einem	dem	Keil, Keile¹	den	Keilen
accusative	einen	den	Keil	die	Keile

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

References

Liberman, Anatoly (2008): An Analytic Dictionary of the English Etymology: An Introduction

Further reading

“Keil” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Keil” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Keil” in Duden online
Keil on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

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