English

Noun

kile ‎(plural kiles)

1. An ulcer; sore.

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiːlə/, [ˈkʰiːlə]

Noun

kile c (singular definite kilen, plural indefinite kiler)

1. wedge
2. gusset

Inflection

Verb

kile ‎(imperative kil, infinitive at kile, present tense kiler, past tense kilede, perfect tense har kilet)

1. wedge

Kumak

Etymology

From French clé.

Noun

kile

1. key

References

• Claire Moyse-Faurie, Borrowings from Romance languages in Oceanic languages, in Aspects of Language Contact (2008, ISBN 3110206048)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German kil; compare with German Keil.

Noun

kile m ‎(definite singular kilen, indefinite plural kiler, definite plural kilene)

1. a wedge or chock

Etymology 2

From the noun (sense 1); and Old Norse kitla (sense 2)

Verb

kile ‎(imperative kil, present tense kiler, passive kiles, simple past kilte, past participle kilt, present tense kilende)

1. to wedge (something)
2. to tickle (transitive / intransitive)

References

• “kile” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German kil

Noun

kile m ‎(definite singular kilen, indefinite plural kilar, definite plural kilane)

1. a wedge or chock

References

• “kile” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Slovak

Noun

kile

1. locative singular of kilo

Swahili

Adjective

kile

1. Ki class inflected form of -le.