Eil

See also: eil, eil-, eil., -eil, Éil, and éilʼ

East Central German

Etymology

Compare German Eule.

Noun

Eil f

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) owl

References
2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch‎, 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, OCLC 932028867, page 37:

Luxembourgish

Alternative forms
  • Échel (dated)

Etymology

From Old High German ūwila, from Proto-Germanic *uwwalǭ. Cognate with German Eule, Dutch uil, English owl, Icelandic ugla.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɑɪ̯l]
  • Rhymes: -ɑɪl

Noun

Eil f (plural Eilen)

  1. owl

Pennsylvania German

Etymology 1

Compare German Eule, Dutch uil, English owl.

Noun

Eil f (plural Eile)

  1. owl

Etymology 2

Compare German Eile, Dutch ijl.

Noun

Eil f

  1. haste

Plautdietsch

Noun

Eil f (plural Eile)

  1. barley bread

Noun

Eil n

  1. hurry, rush

Rhine Franconian

Alternative forms
  • Il

Noun

Eil f (plural Eile)

  1. owl
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