Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word civil. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in civil.
Definitions and meaning of civil
civil
Etymology
From Middle Englishcyvyl, civil, borrowed from Old Frenchcivil, from Latincīvīlis(“relating to a citizen”), from cīvis(“citizen”). Cognate with Old Englishhīwen(“household”), hīrǣden(“family”). More at hind; hird.
chapter CIVIL, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé[Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from Latincīvīlis.
Adjective
civilm or f (pluralcivís)
civil, civilian
Derived terms
guerra civil
unión civil
Further reading
“civil” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Hungarian
Etymology
Borrowed from GermanZivil, from Latincīvīlis(“relating to a citizen”), from cīvis(“citizen”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈt͡sivil]
Hyphenation: ci‧vil
Rhymes: -il
Adjective
civil (not comparable)
civilian (not related to the military, police or other governmental professions)
Synonym:polgári
civil szervezet ― non-governmental organization
polgárháború ― civil war
Declension
Noun
civil (pluralcivilek)
civilian (a person following the pursuits of civil life, especially one who is not an active member of the armed forces)
Declension
References
Further reading
civil in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
civil in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)
Interlingua
Adjective
civil (not comparable)
civil, civilian (not associated with the armed forces)
Norman
Etymology
Borrowed from Latincīvīlis, from cīvis(“citizen”), from Proto-Indo-European*ḱey-(“to lie down, settle; home, family; love; beloved”).
Borrowed from Latincīvīlis(“civil”), from cīvis(“citizen”). Doublet of cível.
Pronunciation
Rhymes: (Portugal)-il, (Brazil)-iw
Hyphenation: ci‧vil
Adjective
civilm or f (pluralcivis)
civil; civilian (not relating to the military or clergy)
Se não quiser levar um tiro, use roupas civis. ― If you don’t want to be shot, use civilian clothing.
civic (relating to citizens)
Synonym:cívico
Antonym:militar
Deves cumprir tua obrigação civil. ― You must perform your civic duty.
(law) relating to civil law
Synonym:cível
Antonym:criminal
Estudo direito civil. ― I study civil law.
occurring between the inhabitants of the same country
Guerra civil. ― Civil war.
civil(behaving in a reasonable or polite manner)
Synonyms:civilizado, cortês, educado, polido
Antonyms:deseducado, grosseiro, deselegante, feio
Seja mais civil e pare de criticar as pessoas. ― Be more civil and stop criticising people.
Derived terms
Noun
civilm or f by sense (pluralcivis)
civilian, non-combatant (person who is not a member of the military, police or belligerent group)
Derived terms
Further reading
“civil” in iDicionário Aulete.
“civil” in Dicionário inFormal.
“civil” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
“civil” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“civil” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
“civil” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian
Alternative forms
țivil — archaic and popular
Etymology
Borrowed from Frenchcivil, Latincīvīlis.
Adjective
civilm or n (feminine singularcivilă, masculine pluralcivili, feminine and neuter pluralcivile)
civil
Declension
Noun
civilm (pluralcivili)
civilian
Declension
Related terms
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from GermanZivil, from Frenchcivil, from Latincīvīlis(“civic, civil”), from cīvis(“citizen”).
Noun
cìvīlm (Cyrillic spellingцѝвӣл)
civilian (not related to the military armed forces)
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latincīvīlis(“civil, civic”), from cīvis(“citizen”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): (Spain)/θiˈbil/[θiˈβ̞il]
IPA(key): (Latin America)/siˈbil/[siˈβ̞il]
Rhymes: -il
Syllabification: ci‧vil
Homophone: (Latin America)sibil
Adjective
civilm or f (masculine and feminine pluralciviles, superlativecivilísimo)
civil(all senses)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
chapter CIVIL, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latincīvīlis.
Adjective
civil
civil, civilian; having to do with people and organizations outside military or police, sometimes also outside religion or team-based activities, such as a professional sports team