English

Pronunciation
IPA|/�sɪv�l/, SAMPA|/"sIv@l/
audio|en-us-civil.ogg|Audio (US)

:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪv�l|-ɪv�l

Etymology
From Latin civilis meaning that it refers to "civilized city dwelling" as opposed to the rural ways of the countryside.

Adjective
en-adj

1. Having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion.

#:She went into civil service because she wanted to help the people.

1. Behaving in a reasonable or polite manner.

#:It was very civil of him to stop the argument.

Translations
Dutch: civiel (1)
French: civil (1,2)
Hebrew: צ���ר� (tzibury) m, צ���ר�ת (tziburyt) f (1)
Ido: civila
Interlingua: civil
Italian: civile
Spanish: civil
Swedish: civil#Swedish|civil (1)
Portuguese: civil (1,2), civilizado (2)
Russian: г�аждан�кий

Swedish

Adjective
civil

1. civil#English|civil
2. artig
3. hövlig

Conjugation
{| border1 cellspacing0
|- bgcolor"#FFFFF0" aligncenter
! colspan4 width400 | Singular
! rowspan3 width100 | Plural
|- bgcolor"#FFFFF0" aligncenter
! colspan2 width200 | Indefinite form
! colspan2 width200 | Definite form
|- bgcolor"#FFFFF0" aligncenter
| width=100 | Common
| width=100 | Neuter
| width=100 | Sexus maskuline
| width=100 | Other sexus
|- align=center
| civil
| civilt
| civile
| civila
| civila
|}

Category:Swedish adjectives

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it:civil
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ja:civil
pt:civil
ru:civil
simple:civil
fi:civil
sv:civil
tt:civil
te:civil
vi:civil
tr:civil
zh:civil

• 2007-09-28 21:43 - UllmannBot - iwiki +simple, te

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