Etymology

Learned borrowing from LatinCategory:Catalan terms borrowed from Latin#EDILCategory:Catalan learned borrowings from Latin#EDILCategory:Catalan terms derived from Latin#EDIL aedīlis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈðil]Category:Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation#EDIL
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [eˈðil]Category:Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation#EDIL

• Audio (Barcelona):

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  Category:Catalan terms with audio pronunciation#EDIL

Noun

edil m or f by sense (plural edils)Category:Catalan lemmas#EDILCategory:Catalan nouns#EDILCategory:Catalan countable nouns#EDILCategory:Catalan feminine nouns with no feminine ending#EDILCategory:Catalan entries with incorrect language header#EDILCategory:Catalan masculine and feminine nouns by sense#EDILCategory:Catalan masculine nouns#EDILCategory:Catalan feminine nouns#EDILCategory:Catalan nouns with multiple genders#EDILCategory:Pages with entries#EDILCategory:Pages with 6 entries#EDIL

1. (historicalCategory:Catalan terms with historical senses#EDIL) aedile
2. regidor (member of a municipal council)

   Synonym: regidor

Further reading

• “edil”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈe.dil/Category:Old High German terms with IPA pronunciation#EDIL

Adjective

edilCategory:Old High German lemmas#EDILCategory:Old High German adjectives#EDILCategory:Old High German entries with incorrect language header#EDILCategory:Pages with entries#EDILCategory:Pages with 6 entries#EDIL

1. alternative form of adal

Noun

edil nCategory:Old High German lemmas#EDILCategory:Old High German nouns#EDILCategory:Old High German entries with incorrect language header#EDILCategory:Old High German neuter nouns#EDILCategory:Pages with entries#EDILCategory:Pages with 6 entries#EDIL

1. alternative form of adal

References

• Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer

Etymology

LatinCategory:Portuguese terms derived from Latin#EDIL aedīlis

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -il, (Brazil) -iwCategory:Rhymes:Portuguese/il#EDILCategory:Rhymes:Portuguese/il/2 syllables#EDILCategory:Rhymes:Portuguese/iw#EDILCategory:Rhymes:Portuguese/iw/2 syllables#EDIL
• Hyphenation: e‧dil

Noun

edil m (plural edis)Category:Portuguese lemmas#EDILCategory:Portuguese nouns#EDILCategory:Portuguese countable nouns#EDILCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#EDILCategory:Portuguese masculine nouns#EDILCategory:Pages with entries#EDILCategory:Pages with 6 entries#EDIL

1. (Cape VerdeCategory:Cape Verdean Portuguese#EDIL, PortugalCategory:European Portuguese#EDIL) alderman, councilman (member of a municipal legislative body in a city or town)

   Synonym: vereador

   • 2022 February 5, António Monteiro, “"O papel da Câmara neste momento é criar novas centralidades para podermos tirar a pressão sobre a Cidade Velha" - Nelson Moreira, CMRGS”, in Expresso das Ilhas‎:

     Por isso o edil está convicto de que os novos projectos apresentados pelo ministério da Cultura para a Cidade Velha e o projecto das bacias hidrográfica na localidade de São João Baptista que deve arrancar ainda este ano tragam nova dinâmica na economia local.

     That is why the councilman is convinced that the new projects presented by the Ministry of Culture for Cidade Velha and the watershed project in São João Baptista, which should start this year, will bring new dynamism to the local economy.

     Category:Portuguese terms with quotations#EDIL

2. (Ancient RomeCategory:pt:Ancient Rome#EDIL) aedile (elected official in Ancient Rome)

Further reading

• “edil”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “edil”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Etymology

Borrowed from FrenchCategory:Romanian terms borrowed from French#EDILCategory:Romanian terms derived from French#EDIL édile, from LatinCategory:Romanian terms derived from Latin#EDIL aedīlis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈdil/Category:Romanian terms with IPA pronunciation#EDIL
• Rhymes: -ilCategory:Rhymes:Romanian/il#EDILCategory:Rhymes:Romanian/il/2 syllables#EDIL
• Hyphenation: e‧dil

Noun

edil m (plural edili)Category:Romanian lemmas#EDILCategory:Romanian nouns#EDILCategory:Romanian countable nouns#EDILCategory:Romanian entries with incorrect language header#EDILCategory:Romanian masculine nouns#EDILCategory:Pages with entries#EDILCategory:Pages with 6 entries#EDIL

1. (historicalCategory:Romanian terms with historical senses#EDIL) aedile
2. (figurative, literaryCategory:Romanian literary terms#EDIL) councilman
3. (figurative, literaryCategory:Romanian literary terms#EDIL) mayor

Further reading

• “edil”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026
• Marius Sala, Gheorghe Mihăilă, editors (2009), Dicționarul Limbii Române‎, volume 1, part 7, Bucharest: Romanian Academy, →ISBN, page 57

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ə.ˈdil/, [ə.ˈdil]Category:Sakizaya terms with IPA pronunciation#EDIL

Noun

edilCategory:Sakizaya lemmas#EDILCategory:Sakizaya nouns#EDILCategory:Sakizaya entries with incorrect language header#EDILCategory:Pages with entries#EDILCategory:Pages with 6 entries#EDIL

1. ray of light

Etymology

Borrowed from LatinCategory:Spanish terms borrowed from Latin#EDILCategory:Spanish terms derived from Latin#EDIL aedīlis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈdil/ [eˈð̞il]Category:Spanish 2-syllable words#EDILCategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#EDIL
• Rhymes: -ilCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/il#EDILCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/il/2 syllables#EDIL
• Syllabification: e‧dil

Noun

edil m or f by sense (plural ediles)Category:Spanish lemmas#EDILCategory:Spanish nouns#EDILCategory:Spanish countable nouns#EDILCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#EDILCategory:Spanish masculine and feminine nouns by sense#EDILCategory:Spanish masculine nouns#EDILCategory:Spanish feminine nouns#EDILCategory:Spanish nouns with multiple genders#EDILCategory:Pages with entries#EDILCategory:Pages with 6 entries#EDIL

1. formal title for a mayor
2. (Ancient RomeCategory:es:Ancient Rome#EDIL) aedile

See also

• alcalde m
• burgomaestre m

Further reading

• “edil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025