zel
See also: zeł, zèl, żel, žel, źěl, and žēl
English
Noun
zel (plural zels)
- Alternative form of zill
Anagrams
- Lez, lez
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin zēlus, from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈzɛl/
Noun
zel m (plural zels)
- fervor, zeal
- heat, estrus
Related terms
- gelós
Further reading
- “zel” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “zel”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “zel” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “zel” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈzɛl]
Noun
zel n
- genitive plural of zlo
Latvian
Verb
zel
- 2nd person singular present indicative form of zelt
- 2nd person singular imperative form of zelt
Middle English
Noun
zel
- Alternative form of zele
Middle French
Alternative forms
- zele
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin zēlus.
Noun
zel m (uncountable)
- zeal
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French zèle.
Noun
zel n (uncountable)
- zeal (fervor or devotion)
Declension
declension of zel (singular only)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (un) zel | zelul |
| genitive/dative | (unui) zel | zelului |
| vocative | zelule | |
Synonyms
- râvnă, sârguință, ardoare
Related terms
- zelos
Slovene
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *zъlъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źulas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwel-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zə́ʋ/
Adjective
zə̏ł (comparative zlȇjši, superlative nȁjzlȇjši)
- evil
Inflection
| Hard | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nom. sing. | zel | zla | zlo |
| singular | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | zel ind zli def | zla | zlo |
| accusative | nominativeinan or genitiveanim | zlo | zlo |
| genitive | zlega | zle | zlega |
| dative | zlemu | zli | zlemu |
| locative | zlem | zli | zlem |
| instrumental | zlim | zlo | zlim |
| dual | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | zla | zli | zli |
| accusative | zla | zli | zli |
| genitive | zlih | zlih | zlih |
| dative | zlima | zlima | zlima |
| locative | zlih | zlih | zlih |
| instrumental | zlima | zlima | zlima |
| plural | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | zli | zle | zla |
| accusative | zle | zle | zla |
| genitive | zlih | zlih | zlih |
| dative | zlim | zlim | zlim |
| locative | zlih | zlih | zlih |
| instrumental | zlimi | zlimi | zlimi |
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zéːʋ/
Noun
zẹ̑ł f
- (clarification of this definition is needed) green plant
Inflection
| Feminine, i-stem, mobile accent | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | zél | ||
| gen. sing. | zelí | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | zél | zelí | zelí |
| accusative | zél | zelí | zelí |
| genitive | zelí | zelí | zelí |
| dative | zéli | zeléma | zelém |
| locative | zéli | zeléh | zeléh |
| instrumental | zeljó | zeléma | zelmí |
Further reading
- “zel”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Turkish
Etymology
From Arabic ذَال (ḏāl).
Noun
zel
- Letter of the Arabic alphabet: ذ