sild

See also: síld and šild

English

Etymology

From Norwegian and Danish sild, from Old Norse síld. More at sile. See also sillock.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɪld/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɪld

Noun

sild (countable and uncountable, plural silds)

1. Any young herring (other than a sprat), especially if canned and processed in Scandinavia for sale as a sardine.

Anagrams

• IDLs, LDIs, lids, slid

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse síld, síl, from Proto-Germanic *sīlą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsilˀ]

Noun

sild c (singular definite silden, plural indefinite sild)

1. herring
2. (slang) a young, attractive woman

Declension

Declension of sild

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sild	silden	sild	sildene
genitive	silds	sildens	silds	sildenes

Estonian

Narva Sõpruse sild (sense 1.1)

Sild (sense 1.5)

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *cilta, earlier *tilta, from a Baltic language (cf. Latvian tilts, Lithuanian tiltas). Cognates include Finnish silta, Ingrian silta, silda, Livonian sīlda, Livvi sildu, Ludian šild, Veps süud, sild, Võro sild, Votic siltõ and Northern Sami šaldi (the latter is derived from Proto-Finnic).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsild̥/, [ˈsʲild̥]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ild
• Hyphenation: sild

Noun

sild (genitive silla, partitive silda)

1. bridge
   1. A construction spanning across a waterway, road, etc. allowing the flow of traffic.

      Pirita jõe sild ― the bridge over the river Pirita

      raudsild ― iron bridge

      betoonsild ― concrete bridge

      Ära kiida silda enne, kui koormaga üle saad! (Estonian proverb)

      Don't praise a bridge before you cross it with the burden!

   2. A spiritual connection.

      kultuurisild ― cultural bridge

      laulusild ― song bridge

      hingesild ― spiritual bridge

      Tahame olla sild Põhja- ja Lõuna-Euroopa vahel.

      We want to be the bridge between Northern and Southern Europe.

      Synonym: ühenduslüli

   3. (nautical) An elevated platform above the upper deck of a ship from which it is navigated.

      Sillal võttis vahi üle esimene tüürimees.

      The first mate took over the watch on the bridge.

      Synonyms: kaptenisild, komandosild

   4. (dentistry) A non-movable denture replacing one or several adjacent teeth supported by natural teeth

      Suhu liimitud silda ei saa patsient ise suust eemaldada.

      The patient can't remove a bridge, that is glued into their mouth, by themselves.

      Synonym: sildprotees

   5. (gymnastics, dance, wrestling) bridge position, backbend
2. jetty, wharf, dock, pier
   1. A temporary structure for mooring.

      Synonyms: maabumissild, randumissild, sadamasild

3. axle, axletree
   1. A bar or beam of a motor vehicle connecting the opposite wheels, on which the frame rests.

      Synonyms: veosild, veotelg

4. pons
   1. (neuroanatomy) A part of the brain located between the midbrain and the medulla oblongata.

      Synonym: ajusild

Declension

Declension of sild (ÕS type 22u/leib, d-l gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		sild	sillad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	silla
genitive			sildade
partitive		silda	sildu sildasid
illative		silda sillasse	sildadesse sillusse
inessive		sillas	sildades sillus
elative		sillast	sildadest sillust
allative		sillale	sildadele sillule
adessive		sillal	sildadel sillul
ablative		sillalt	sildadelt sillult
translative		sillaks	sildadeks silluks
terminative		sillani	sildadeni
essive		sillana	sildadena
abessive		sillata	sildadeta
comitative		sillaga	sildadega

Synonyms

• (spiritual connection): ühenduslüli
• (platform above the upper deck): kaptenisild, komandosild
• (denture): sildprotees
• (jetty, wharf, dock, pier): maabumissild, randumissild, sadamasild
• (axle, axletree): veosild, veotelg
• (pons): ajusild

Derived terms

nouns

• sildamine
• silduja
• sildumine
• sille
• sillus
• sillutaja
• sillutamine
• sillutis
• sillutus

 

verbs

• sildama
• silduma
• sillutama

 

adverbs

• sillul
• sillule

 

phrases

• sildu põletama
• sillas olema

 

Compounds

• sildkraana
• sildlülitus
• sildprotees
• sillaalune
• sillaehitaja
• sillaehitus
• sillakaar
• sillakohtunik
• sillakohus
• sillapea
• sillapost
• sillasammas
• sillatala
• sillatruup
• sillaturvik
• sillavaht
• sillavai

 

• ahelsild
• ajusild
• betoonsild
• esisild
• hingesild
• jääsild
• kaarsild
• kaptenisild
• kergliiklussild
• kivisild
• klappsild
• komandosild
• konsoolsild
• kultuurisild
• käigusild
• laadimissild
• laulusild
• maabumissild
• maanteesild
• nahksild
• paadisild
• pontoonsild
• pukksild
• pöördesild
• pöördsild
• raamsild
• randumissild
• raudbetoonsild
• raudsild
• raudteesild
• rippsild
• sadamasild
• soosild
• sõidusild
• tagasild
• talasild
• terassild
• tuulutussild
• tõstesild
• ujuksild
• vantsild
• veosild
• õhusild

 

References

• sild in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɪlt/

Noun

sild f (genitive singular sildar, plural sildir)

1. herring (Clupea harengus)

Declension

Declension of sild
f2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sild	sildin	sildir	sildirnar
accusative	sild	sildina	sildir	sildirnar
dative	sild	sildini	sildum	sildunum
genitive	sildar	sildarinnar	silda	sildanna

Derived terms

• sildaveiða
• sildaflak
• sildagrunnur
• sildastovnur
• fjarðarsild
• havsild

Ludian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *cilta.

Noun

sild

1. bridge

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse sild, síld.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɪlː]

Noun

sild m or f (definite singular silda or silden, indefinite plural sild or silder, definite singular sildene)

1. (fish) herring

Derived terms

• sildemåke
• sildesalteri

 

References

• “sild” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse sild and síld.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɪld/, /sɪlː/

Noun

sild f (definite singular silda, indefinite plural sildar or silder, definite plural sildane or sildene)

1. herring; Clupea harengus

Derived terms

• sildefiske
• sildemåke
• sildesalat
• sildesalteri

 

References

• “sild” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *cilta.

Noun

sild

1. bridge

Declension

Inflection of sild (inflection type 5/sana)
nominative sing.	sild
genitive sing.	sildan
partitive sing.	sildad
partitive plur.	sildoid
	singular	plural
nominative	sild	sildad
accusative	sildan	sildad
genitive	sildan	sildoiden
partitive	sildad	sildoid
essive-instructive	sildan	sildoin
translative	sildaks	sildoikš
inessive	sildas	sildoiš
elative	sildaspäi	sildoišpäi
illative	sildaha	sildoihe
adessive	sildal	sildoil
ablative	sildalpäi	sildoilpäi
allative	sildale	sildoile
abessive	sildata	sildoita
comitative	sildanke	sildoidenke
prolative	sildadme	sildoidme
approximative I	sildanno	sildoidenno
approximative II	sildannoks	sildoidennoks
egressive	sildannopäi	sildoidennopäi
terminative I	sildahasai	sildoihesai
terminative II	sildalesai	sildoilesai
terminative III	sildassai	—
additive I	sildahapäi	sildoihepäi
additive II	sildalepäi	sildoilepäi