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gell

See also: Gell and Géll

English

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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gell (plural gells)

  1. 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

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Noun

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gell (plural gells)

  1. Alternative form of gill (“a leech”)

Breton

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Noun

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gell

  1. Soft mutation of kell.

Adjective

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gell

  1. brown

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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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Etymology 1

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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

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gell

  1. light brown
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  • gorm (“dark brown”)
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Colors in Cornish · liwyow (layout · text)
     gwynn      loos, glas      du
             rudh; kogh              rudhvelyn; gell, gorm              melyn
                          gwyrdh, glas             
                                       glas
             glasrudh, purpur              majenta; purpur, glasrudh              gwynnrudh, kigliw

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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gell

  1. Soft mutation of kell.

Mutation

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

German

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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From gellen.

Adjective

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gell (strong nominative masculine singular geller, comparative geller, superlative am gellsten)

  1. (literary) shrill
Declension
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Positive forms of gell
number & gender singular plural
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
Comparative forms of gell
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
Superlative forms of gell
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

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Clipping of gelt es, from gelten (“to be valid”).

Particle

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gell

  1. (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?
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Icelandic

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Verb

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gell (strong)

  1. first-person singular present indicative of gjalla

Old Irish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *geldom (“pledge”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ- (compare Proto-Germanic *geldaną (“to pay”)).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gell n

  1. pledge, surety
  2. hostage
  3. stake, wager

Inflection

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Neuter o-stem
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:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle Irish: gell
  • ⇒ Middle Irish: gillán

Mutation

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Mutation of gell
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.

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Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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gell

  1. Soft mutation of cell.

Mutation

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Mutated forms of cell
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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From Middle Welsh gell (“yellow”), from Proto-Celtic *gellos (“yellow”) or *gelos (“white”) (compare Old Irish gel (“white, fair, shining”)), 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

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gell (feminine singular gell, plural gell, equative gelled, comparative gellach, superlative gellaf)

  1. bay (colour)
Derived terms
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  • gellgi (“a Welsh staghound”)

Mutation

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Mutated forms of gell
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.

Further reading

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  • 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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