gele
See also: Gele, gelé, gèle, gelê, gėle, gėlė, and gėlę
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈχɪə.lə/
Adjective
gele
- attributive form of geel
Bambara
Noun
gele
- African mesquite, Prosopis africana
Danish
Alternative forms
- gelé
Etymology
From French gelée, from Latin gelātus (“frozen”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sjele/, [ɕeˈle]
- Rhymes: -e
Noun
gele c (singular definite geleen, plural indefinite geleer)
- jelly
- gel
Inflection
Declension of gele
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | gele | geleen | geleer | geleerne |
| genitive | geles | geleens | geleers | geleernes |
Derived terms
- geleagtig, geléagtig
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -eːlə
- IPA(key): /ˈɣeː.lə/
Adjective
gele
- Inflected form of geel
Anagrams
- egel, geel, leeg, lege
German
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Adjective
gele
- inflection of gel:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Indonesian
Noun
gele (first-person possessive geleku, second-person possessive gelemu, third-person possessive gelenya)
- marijuana
Middle English
Alternative forms
- jelyf, gelly, gelye, gelle, gelee, gely
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French gelee, from geler. Equivalent to gelen + -e (participial suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dʒɛˈleː/, /ˈdʒɛːleː/
Noun
gele (plural gelees)
- A jelly made from the stock of meats or a meal it is part of.
- (medicine) A jelly used as a pharmaceutical.
- Any jelly or something that resembles it.
Related terms
- gelen
Descendants
- English: jelly
- Scots: jeely
References
- “ǧelẹ̄, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-11.
Niuean
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ŋeːleː/
Verb
gele
- start crying
Derived terms
- gegele
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
gele m (definite singular geleen, indefinite plural geleer, definite plural geleene)
- alternative spelling of gelé
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
gele m (definite singular geleen, indefinite plural gelear, definite plural geleane)
- alternative spelling of gelé
Portuguese
Verb
gele
- inflection of gelar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
West Makian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡe.l̪e/
Verb
gele
- (stative) to be blunt
Conjugation
| Conjugation of gele (stative verb) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||
| inclusive | exclusive | |||
| 1st person | tigele | migele | agele | |
| 2nd person | nigele | figele | ||
| 3rd person | inanimate | igele | digele | |
| animate | magele | |||
| imperative | —, gele | —, gele | ||
Alternative forms
- gegele
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics
Yoruba
Obìnrin tó wé gèlè.
Etymology
From Hausa gyàlè (“shawl, headwrap”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡè.lè/
Noun
gèlè
- a woman's headwrap