gejb

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• gölb (Northern Bavarian, Southern Bavarian)
• gööb (East Central Bavarian, Vienna)

Etymology

From Middle High German gel (inflected gelwe), from Old High German gelo, from Proto-West Germanic *gelu, from Proto-Germanic *gelwaz. Cognates include German gelb, Yiddish געלב (gelb), געל (gel), Dutch geel, English yellow; also Latin helvus, Lithuanian žel̃vas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡ̊ɛi̯b̥/

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Adjective

gejb (comparative gejber, superlative gejbstn) (West Central Bavarian)

1. yellow

See also

Colors in Bavarian · Foarbm (layout · text)

weiß	grau	schwoarz
roud/rood	oransch/orange; braun	gejb/gölb/gööb
	grea/grean
	blau	blau
lila, violett	lila	rosa