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See also:GellandGéll

English

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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gell (pluralgells)

Pronunciation spelling ofgirl.
- 1861,George Eliot, “Chapter 14”, inSilas Marner:
  Well, mayhap that'll do, as it's a littlegell, 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 littlegell, 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

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Noun

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gell (pluralgells)

Alternative form ofgill(“a leech”)

Breton

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Noun

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gell

Soft mutation ofkell.

Adjective

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gell

brown

Colors in Breton ·livioù(layout ·text)
gwenn	louet	du
ruz	orañjez,melen-ruz;gell	melen
	gwer,glas
cyan		glas
	magenta;glasruz	roz

Cornish

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Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ɡɛlː/

Etymology 1

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FromProto-Celtic*gello-(“yellow”) or*gelo-(“white”) (compareMiddle Welshgell(“yellow”),Old Irishgel(“white, fair, shining”), whence Irishgeal(“white, bright”)), fromProto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-(“gleam, yellow”) (compareEnglishyellow,Ancient Greekχλωρός(khlōrós,“light green”),Latinhelvus(“dull yellow”),Lithuanianžalias(“green”),Persianزر(zar,“yellow”),Sanskritहरि(hari,“greenish-yellow”),Welshgwelw(“pale”)).

Adjective

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gell

lightbrown,tan,fawn
gell:

Derived terms

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gell kesten(“chestnut brown”)
gellburpur(“puce”)
gellrudh(“auburn”)
gellvelyn(“tawny”)

Related terms

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gorm(“dark brown”)

Colors in Cornish ·liwyow(layout ·text)
gwynn	loos,glas	du
rudh;kogh	rudhvelyn,melynrudh;gell,gorm	melyn;losvelyn
	gwyrdh,gwer,glas
glaswyrdh,glaswer;gwerlas	glaswyn,blou	glas
glasrudh,purpur;indigo	majenta;purpur,glasrudh	gwynnrudh,kigliw

Mutation

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Mutation ofgell
unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
gell	ell	unchanged	kell	hell	hell

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.

Noun

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gell

Soft mutation ofkell.

German

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Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ɡɛl/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes:-ɛl

Etymology 1

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Fromgellen.

Adjective

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gell (strong nominative masculine singulargeller,comparativegeller,superlativeam gellsten)

(literary)shrill

Declension

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Positive forms ofgell

number & gender		singular			plural
number & gender		masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
predicative		er istgell	sie istgell	es istgell	sie sindgell
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	dergelle	diegelle	dasgelle	diegellen
	genitive	desgellen	dergellen	desgellen	dergellen
	dative	demgellen	dergellen	demgellen	dengellen
	accusative	dengellen	diegelle	dasgelle	diegellen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	eingeller	einegelle	eingelles	(keine)gellen
	genitive	einesgellen	einergellen	einesgellen	(keiner)gellen
	dative	einemgellen	einergellen	einemgellen	(keinen)gellen
	accusative	einengellen	einegelle	eingelles	(keine)gellen

Comparative forms ofgell

number & gender		singular			plural
number & gender		masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
predicative		er istgeller	sie istgeller	es istgeller	sie sindgeller
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	dergellere	diegellere	dasgellere	diegelleren
	genitive	desgelleren	dergelleren	desgelleren	dergelleren
	dative	demgelleren	dergelleren	demgelleren	dengelleren
	accusative	dengelleren	diegellere	dasgellere	diegelleren
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	eingellerer	einegellere	eingelleres	(keine)gelleren
	genitive	einesgelleren	einergelleren	einesgelleren	(keiner)gelleren
	dative	einemgelleren	einergelleren	einemgelleren	(keinen)gelleren
	accusative	einengelleren	einegellere	eingelleres	(keine)gelleren

Superlative forms ofgell

number & gender		singular			plural
number & gender		masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
predicative		er istam gellsten	sie istam gellsten	es istam gellsten	sie sindam 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	dergellste	diegellste	dasgellste	diegellsten
	genitive	desgellsten	dergellsten	desgellsten	dergellsten
	dative	demgellsten	dergellsten	demgellsten	dengellsten
	accusative	dengellsten	diegellste	dasgellste	diegellsten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	eingellster	einegellste	eingellstes	(keine)gellsten
	genitive	einesgellsten	einergellsten	einesgellsten	(keiner)gellsten
	dative	einemgellsten	einergellsten	einemgellsten	(keinen)gellsten
	accusative	einengellsten	einegellste	eingellstes	(keine)gellsten

Etymology 2

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Clipping ofgelt es, fromgelten(“to be valid”).

Particle

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gell

(colloquial, regional, Southern Germany, Switzerland, Austria, South Tyrol, Liechtenstein, Alsace)emphasis andquestion marker particle; asks for confirmation;right?;eh?; isn't it,innit?
Synonyms:oder,(Chiefly Northwestern Germany)ne,(Eastern Germany)wa;see alsoThesaurus:nicht wahr
Wir gehen,gell? ―We’re going,aren’t we?
Du verstehst mich,gell? ―You understand me,right?

Alternative forms

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gelle,gelt

Icelandic

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Verb

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gell(strong)

first-person singular present indicative ofgjalla

Old Irish

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Etymology

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FromProto-Celtic*geldom(“pledge”), possibly fromProto-Indo-European*gʰeldʰ- (compareProto-Germanic*geldaną(“to pay”)).

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ɡʲel͈/

Noun

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gell n

Inflection

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Neuter o-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	gell^N	gell^N	gell^L,gella
vocative	gell^N	gell^N	gell^L,gella
accusative	gell^N	gell^N	gell^L,gella
genitive	gill^L	gell	gell^N
dative	giull^L	gellaib	gellaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

^H = triggers aspiration
^L = triggers lenition
^N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Middle Irish:gell
- Irish:geall
- Scottish Gaelic:geall
⇒ Middle Irish:gillán

Mutation

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Mutation ofgell
radical	lenition	nasalization
gell	gell pronounced with/ɣ(ʲ)-/	ngell

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Welsh

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Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ɡɛɬ/
Rhymes:-ɛɬ

Etymology 1

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See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.

Noun

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gell

Soft mutation ofcell.

Mutation

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Mutated forms ofcell
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cell	gell	nghell	chell

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Etymology 2

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FromMiddle Welshgell(“yellow”), fromProto-Celtic*gellos(“yellow”) or*gelos(“white”) (compareOld Irishgel(“white, fair, shining”)), fromProto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-(“gleam, yellow”) (compareEnglishyellow,Ancient Greekχλωρός(khlōrós,“light green”),Latinhelvus(“dull yellow”),Lithuanianžalias(“green”),Persianزر(zar,“yellow”),Sanskritहरि(hari,“greenish-yellow”)).

Adjective

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gell (feminine singulargell,pluralgell,equativegelled,comparativegellach,superlativegellaf)

bay(colour)

Derived terms

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gellgi(“a Welsh staghound”)

Mutation

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Mutated forms ofgell
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gell	ell	ngell	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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English

Etymology 1

Noun

Etymology 2

Noun

Breton

Noun

Adjective

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Cornish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Adjective

Derived terms

Related terms

See also

Mutation

Etymology 2

Noun

German

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Adjective

Declension

Etymology 2

Particle

Alternative forms

Further reading

Icelandic

Verb

Old Irish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

Mutation

Further reading

Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Mutation

Etymology 2

Adjective

Derived terms

Mutation

Further reading