gell
English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Noun
[edit]gell (plural gells)
- Pronunciation spelling of girl.
- 1861, George Eliot, “Chapter 14”, in Silas Marner:
- Well, mayhap that'll do, as it's a little gell, for they're easier persuaded to sit i' one place nor the lads.
- 1906, Edith Nesbit, The Railway Children, Chapter 4: "The engine-burglar":
- "You're a naughty little gell, that's what you are," said the fireman, and the engine-driver said:--
- "Daring little piece, I call her," but they made her sit down on an iron seat in the cab and told her to stop crying and tell them what she meant by it.
Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]gell (plural gells)
- Alternative form of gill (“a leech”)
Breton
[edit]Noun
[edit]gell
- Soft mutation of kell.
Adjective
[edit]gell
See also
[edit]gwenn | louet | du |
ruz | orañjez, melen-ruz; gell | melen |
gwer, glas | ||
cyan | glas | |
magenta; glasruz | roz |
Cornish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-Celtic *gello- (“yellow”) or *gelo- (“white”) (compare Middle Welsh gell (“yellow”), Old Irish gel (“white, fair, shining”), whence Irish geal (“white, bright”)), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“gleam, yellow”) (compare English yellow, Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “light green”), Latin helvus (“dull yellow”), Lithuanian žalias (“green”), Persian زر (zar, “yellow”), Sanskrit हरि (hari, “greenish-yellow”), Welsh gwelw (“pale”)).
Adjective
[edit]gell
- light brown
Related terms
[edit]- gorm (“dark brown”)
See also
[edit]gwynn | loos, glas | du |
rudh; kogh | rudhvelyn; gell, gorm | melyn |
gwyrdh, glas | ||
glas | ||
glasrudh, purpur | majenta; purpur, glasrudh | gwynnrudh, kigliw |
Etymology 2
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
[edit]gell
- Soft mutation of kell.
Mutation
[edit]German
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From gellen.
Adjective
[edit]gell (strong nominative masculine singular geller, comparative geller, superlative am gellsten)
Declension
[edit]number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist gell | sie ist gell | es ist gell | sie sind gell | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | geller | gelle | gelles | gelle |
genitive | gellen | geller | gellen | geller | |
dative | gellem | geller | gellem | gellen | |
accusative | gellen | gelle | gelles | gelle | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der gelle | die gelle | das gelle | die gellen |
genitive | des gellen | der gellen | des gellen | der gellen | |
dative | dem gellen | der gellen | dem gellen | den gellen | |
accusative | den gellen | die gelle | das gelle | die gellen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein geller | eine gelle | ein gelles | (keine) gellen |
genitive | eines gellen | einer gellen | eines gellen | (keiner) gellen | |
dative | einem gellen | einer gellen | einem gellen | (keinen) gellen | |
accusative | einen gellen | eine gelle | ein gelles | (keine) gellen |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist geller | sie ist geller | es ist geller | sie sind geller | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | gellerer | gellere | gelleres | gellere |
genitive | gelleren | gellerer | gelleren | gellerer | |
dative | gellerem | gellerer | gellerem | gelleren | |
accusative | gelleren | gellere | gelleres | gellere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der gellere | die gellere | das gellere | die gelleren |
genitive | des gelleren | der gelleren | des gelleren | der gelleren | |
dative | dem gelleren | der gelleren | dem gelleren | den gelleren | |
accusative | den gelleren | die gellere | das gellere | die gelleren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein gellerer | eine gellere | ein gelleres | (keine) gelleren |
genitive | eines gelleren | einer gelleren | eines gelleren | (keiner) gelleren | |
dative | einem gelleren | einer gelleren | einem gelleren | (keinen) gelleren | |
accusative | einen gelleren | eine gellere | ein gelleres | (keine) gelleren |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist am gellsten | sie ist am gellsten | es ist am gellsten | sie sind am gellsten | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | gellster | gellste | gellstes | gellste |
genitive | gellsten | gellster | gellsten | gellster | |
dative | gellstem | gellster | gellstem | gellsten | |
accusative | gellsten | gellste | gellstes | gellste | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der gellste | die gellste | das gellste | die gellsten |
genitive | des gellsten | der gellsten | des gellsten | der gellsten | |
dative | dem gellsten | der gellsten | dem gellsten | den gellsten | |
accusative | den gellsten | die gellste | das gellste | die gellsten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein gellster | eine gellste | ein gellstes | (keine) gellsten |
genitive | eines gellsten | einer gellsten | eines gellsten | (keiner) gellsten | |
dative | einem gellsten | einer gellsten | einem gellsten | (keinen) gellsten | |
accusative | einen gellsten | eine gellste | ein gellstes | (keine) gellsten |
Etymology 2
[edit]Clipping of gelt es, from gelten (“to be valid”).
Particle
[edit]gell
- (colloquial, regional, Southern Germany, Switzerland, Austria, South Tyrol, Liechtenstein, Alsace) emphasis and question marker particle; asks for confirmation; right?; eh?; isn't it, innit?
- Synonyms: oder, (Chiefly Northwestern Germany) ne, (Eastern Germany) wa; see also Thesaurus:nicht wahr
- Wir gehen, gell? ― We’re going, aren’t we?
- Du verstehst mich, gell? ― You understand me, right?
- (Can we verify( ) this sense?) (colloquial, regional, Southern Germany, Switzerland, Austria, South Tyrol, Liechtenstein, Alsace) particle that softens a request, or conveys friendliness; okay?; please?
- Sorry, gell? ― I'm sorry, okay?
Alternative forms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “gell (adjective)” in Duden online
- “gell (interjection)” in Duden online
- “gell” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Icelandic
[edit]Verb
[edit]gell (strong)
Old Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Celtic *geldom (“pledge”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ- (compare Proto-Germanic *geldaną (“to pay”)).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]gell n
Inflection
[edit]Neuter o-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | gellN | gellN | gellL, gella |
Vocative | gellN | gellN | gellL, gella |
Accusative | gellN | gellN | gellL, gella |
Genitive | gillL | gell | gellN |
Dative | giullL | gellaib | gellaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Mutation
[edit]Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
gell | gell pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/ |
ngell |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
[edit]- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gell”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Welsh
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Noun
[edit]gell
- Soft mutation of cell.
Etymology 2
[edit]From Proto-Celtic *gello- (“yellow”) or *gelo- (“white”) (compare Middle Welsh gell (“yellow”), Old Irish gel (“white, fair, shining”), whence Irish geal (“white, bright”)), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“gleam, yellow”) (compare English yellow, Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “light green”), Latin helvus (“dull yellow”), Lithuanian žalias (“green”), Persian زر (zar, “yellow”), Sanskrit हरि (hari, “greenish-yellow”)).
Adjective
[edit]gell (feminine singular gell, plural gell, equative gelled, comparative gellach, superlative gellaf)
- bay (colour)
Derived terms
[edit]- gellgi (“a Welsh staghound”)
Mutation
[edit]Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
cell | gell | nghell | chell |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gell”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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