leil

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *leülü, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *lewle (“spirit, soul”).

Noun

leil (genitive leili, partitive leili)

1. steam or vapour created from water being thrown on a hot surface

   Kas saunas leili oli?

   Was there any vapour in the sauna?

2. heat

   Päike vajub alla, aga siia on pidama jäänud pisut lõunaaegset leili.

   The sun is setting, but here there is some midday heat left.

3. soul, spirit

   heitis leili välja ― his soul left the body (literally, “he expelled his soul”)

4. life, life-force

   Näe – käsi lüüakse otsast – elad veel ning saad naerdagi. Aga kui pea on ära, on leil läbi.

   If the hand is chopped off, you will still laugh. but if it is your head, then your life is over.

Declension

Declension of leil (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		leil	leilid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	leili
genitive			leilide
partitive		leili	leile leilisid
illative		leili leilisse	leilidesse leilesse
inessive		leilis	leilides leiles
elative		leilist	leilidest leilest
allative		leilile	leilidele leilele
adessive		leilil	leilidel leilel
ablative		leililt	leilidelt leilelt
translative		leiliks	leilideks leileks
terminative		leilini	leilideni
essive		leilina	leilidena
abessive		leilita	leilideta
comitative		leiliga	leilidega

Tlingit

Noun

leil

1. flab