hyll

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

possibly from Proto-Albanian *hud-lʉh (“water snake”), from Proto-Indo-European *udrós (“udlós”). from indo european *wed- (“water”) +‎ *-lós (“belonging to”) possibly related to Illyrian *hud-lo (“Hullur”), endonym for Illyrians who considered snakes as dieties as Illyrios, son of Cadmus and Harmonia, swam to Illyria as water snakes.[1]

Noun

hyll m (indefinite plural hyje, definite singular hylli, definite plural hyjet)

  1. (archaic) God

Declension
Declension of hyll
indefinite forms
(trajta të pashquara)		 definite forms
(trajta të shquara)
singular
(numri njëjës)		 plural
(numri shumës)		 singular
(numri njëjës)		 plural
(numri shumës)
nominative
(emërore)		 (një) hyll (disa) hyje hylli hyjet
accusative
(kallëzore)		 (një) hyll (disa) hyje hyllin hyjet
genitive
(gjinore)
(i/e/të/së)		 (një) hylli (disa) hyjeve hyllit hyjevet
dative
(dhanore)		 (një) hylli (disa) hyjeve hyllit hyjevet
ablative
(rrjedhore)
(prej)		 (një) hylli (disa) hyjesh hyllit hyjevet

References
  1. Eichner, Heiner. 2004. Die Illyrer die unbekannte Sprache

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From a Germanic root *holana-, related to Middle Low German holder, holdern, and German Holunder.

Noun

hyll m (definite singular hyllen, indefinite plural hyller, definite plural hyllene)

  1. an elder or elderberry, small tree of genus Sambucus.

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From a Germanic root *holana-, related to Middle Low German holder, holdern, and German Holunder.

Noun

hyll m (definite singular hyllen, indefinite plural hyllar, definite plural hyllane)

  1. an elder or elderberry, small tree of genus Sambucus.

Derived terms

References

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hulliz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xyll/, [hyɫ]

Noun

hyll f

  1. hill

Declension
Declension of hyll (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative hyll hylla, hylle
accusative hylle hylla, hylle
genitive hylle hylla
dative hylle hyllum

This word is also sometimes masculine:

Declension of hyll (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative hyll hyllas
accusative hyll hyllas
genitive hylles hylla
dative hylle hyllum

Descendants

Welsh

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /hɨ̞ɬ/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /hɪɬ/

Adjective

hyll (feminine singular hell, plural hyllion, equative hylled or cyn hyll, comparative hyllach or mwy hyll, superlative hyllaf or mwyaf hyll, not mutable)

  1. ugly

Synonyms

Antonyms
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