Polyglot Dictionary

Seil

/zaɪ̯l/

das noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Seile

Meaning

  1. rope

    • Sie kletterten mit einem Seil den Berg hinauf.

      They climbed the mountain with a rope.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

strick

Strick is often thinner, used for tying or hanging; Seil is a general-purpose, usually thicker rope.

Similar in other languages

French

corde

corde is the French word for the same thing — both mean "rope."

Portuguese

corda

corda is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "rope."

Practice

1 What does Seil mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie kletterten mit einem ___ den Berg hinauf.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Seil?

noun

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