sils

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Latvian

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Sils

Etymology

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From an earlier *silas, from Proto-Baltic *šil-, from Proto-Indo-European *sḱl̥-, the zero grade of *skel-, *sḱel-, perhaps from *kel-, *ḱel- (to dry up) (whence also Latvian kalst “to dry up”) + *s- (an s-mobile), or perhaps by metathesis from *ks-el-, from *ḱes- (< *ḱs-eH-), *ḱsā- (burned, dried up) (whence Ancient Greek ξερός (xerós), ξηρός (xērós) “dry” and Sanskrit क्षायति (kṣā́yati) “to burn”). The meaning change was probably “dry, sandy place” > “forest on a dry, sandy place” > “pinewood, pine forest.” Cognates include Lithuanian šìlas, Ancient Greek σκέλλω (skéllō, to dry up).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sils m (1st declension)

  1. pine forest, pinewood (forest or grove composed of conifers growing in nutrient-poor sandy soil)
    ķērpju silslichen forest (i.e., where lichen grows)
    piejūras silscoastal, seaside pine forest
    paugurains silshilly forest

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “sils”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN

Swedish

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Noun

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sils

  1. indefinite genitive singular of sil

Volapük

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Noun

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sils

  1. nominative plural of sil