neil

See also: Neil and néil

Estonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nˈei̯l/

Pronoun

neil

1. adessive plural of nad (“they”)

Usage notes

• Used unstressed in a sentence. When the pronoun is stressed, nendel (adessive of nemad) is used.

Pronoun

neil

1. adessive plural of need (“these, those”)

   Synonym: nendel

Middle English

Noun

neil

1. Alternative form of nayl

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian neil, from Proto-West Germanic *nagl.

Noun

neil c (plural neilen or neils, diminutive neiltsje)

1. nail (on fingers or toes)
2. nail (metal spike)

Derived terms

• teanneil

Further reading

• “neil”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011