Seilen
German, noun[ˈzaɪ̯lən]
Seilen is a German noun meaning “dative plural of Seil” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das mit dem Segelboot unterwegs sein”.
What does Seilen mean in English?
noun
- 1
dative plural of Seil
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das mit dem Segelboot unterwegs sein 2. das Binden mit Tauen oder Seilen
verb: 1. sich mit einem Segelboot fortbewegen 2. Seile produzieren 3. anderes Wort für ab- oder anseilen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Seilen
- Seilens genitive singular
- seile present
- seilst present
- seilt present
- seilte past
- seil! imperative singular
- seile! imperative singular
- seilt! imperative plural
- geseilt participle-2 perfect
- haben auxiliary perfect
- geseilt haben active infinitive perfect
- geseilt werden processual-passive infinitive present
- geseilt worden sein processual-passive infinitive perfect
- geseilt sein statal-passive infinitive present
- geseilt gewesen sein statal-passive infinitive perfect
- zu seilen active extended infinitive
- geseilt zu haben active extended infinitive
- geseilt zu werden processual-passive extended infinitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Seilen?
- [ˈzaɪ̯lən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Seilen in German?
Seilen appears 1.7 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).