gel
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English [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
Coined by Thomas Graham in the mid 19th century as a clipping of gelatin, from French gélatine, from Italian gelatina, diminutive form of gelata (“iced”), from Latin gelata, past participle of gelo (“to freeze”), from gelu (“frost”), from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“cold”)
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Noun [edit]
gel (countable and uncountable; plural gels)
- A semi-solid to almost solid colloid of a solid and a liquid, such as jelly, cheese or opal.
- Any gel intended for a particular cosmetic use, such as for styling the hair.
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For more information on classification of colloids, see Wikipedia article on colloids
Verb [edit]
gel (third-person singular simple present gels, present participle gelling, simple past and past participle gelled)
- (transitive) To apply (cosmetic) gel to (the hair, etc).
- (intransitive) To become a gel.
- (intransitive) To develop a rapport.
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Etymology 2 [edit]
Imitative of upper-class British pronunciation of girl.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
gel (plural gels)
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Catalan [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin gelu.
Noun [edit]
gel m (plural gels)
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Dutch [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
gel m, n (plural gels)
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Dutch Low Saxon [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /geːl/
Adjective [edit]
gel
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin gelu
Pronunciation [edit]
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Noun [edit]
gel m (plural gels)
German [edit]
Adjective [edit]
gel (comparative geler, superlative am gelsten)
Declension [edit]
| gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist gel | sie ist gel | es ist gel | sie sind gel | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | geler | gele | geles | gele |
| genitive | gelen | geler | gelen | geler | |
| dative | gelem | geler | gelem | gelen | |
| accusative | gelen | gele | geles | gele | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der gele | die gele | das gele | die gelen |
| genitive | des gelen | der gelen | des gelen | der gelen | |
| dative | dem gelen | der gelen | dem gelen | den gelen | |
| accusative | den gelen | die gele | das gele | die gelen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein geler | eine gele | ein geles | (keine) gelen |
| genitive | eines gelen | einer gelen | eines gelen | (keiner) gelen | |
| dative | einem gelen | einer gelen | einem gelen | (keinen) gelen | |
| accusative | einen gelen | eine gele | ein geles | (keine) gelen | |
| gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist geler | sie ist geler | es ist geler | sie sind geler | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | gelerer | gelere | geleres | gelere |
| genitive | geleren | gelerer | geleren | gelerer | |
| dative | gelerem | gelerer | gelerem | geleren | |
| accusative | geleren | gelere | geleres | gelere | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der gelere | die gelere | das gelere | die geleren |
| genitive | des geleren | der geleren | des geleren | der geleren | |
| dative | dem geleren | der geleren | dem geleren | den geleren | |
| accusative | den geleren | die gelere | das gelere | die geleren | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein gelerer | eine gelere | ein geleres | (keine) geleren |
| genitive | eines geleren | einer geleren | eines geleren | (keiner) geleren | |
| dative | einem geleren | einer geleren | einem geleren | (keinen) geleren | |
| accusative | einen geleren | eine gelere | ein geleres | (keine) geleren | |
| gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist am gelsten | sie ist am gelsten | es ist am gelsten | sie sind am gelsten | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | gelster | gelste | gelstes | gelste |
| genitive | gelsten | gelster | gelsten | gelster | |
| dative | gelstem | gelster | gelstem | gelsten | |
| accusative | gelsten | gelste | gelstes | gelste | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der gelste | die gelste | das gelste | die gelsten |
| genitive | des gelsten | der gelsten | des gelsten | der gelsten | |
| dative | dem gelsten | der gelsten | dem gelsten | den gelsten | |
| accusative | den gelsten | die gelste | das gelste | die gelsten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein gelster | eine gelste | ein gelstes | (keine) gelsten |
| genitive | eines gelsten | einer gelsten | eines gelsten | (keiner) gelsten | |
| dative | einem gelsten | einer gelsten | einem gelsten | (keinen) gelsten | |
| accusative | einen gelsten | eine gelste | ein gelstes | (keine) gelsten | |
German Low German [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ɡeːl/
Adjective [edit]
gel
- Alternative spelling of geel.
Icelandic [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
gel n (genitive singular gels, uncountable)
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Old French [edit]
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Contraction [edit]
gel
Old Irish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Celtic *gelo-, from Proto-Indo-European *ghel- (“to shine”).
Adjective [edit]
gel
Descendants [edit]
- Irish: geal
- Manx: gial
- Scottish Gaelic: geal
Old Saxon [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Germanic, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *ghoilos (“frothing, tempestuous, wanton”). Cognate with Old English gāl, Dutch geil (“salacious, lustful”), Old High German geil (German geil (“lustful”)), Old Norse geiligr (“beautiful”).
Adjective [edit]
gēl (comparative gēloro, superlative gēlost)
Declension [edit]
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | gēl | gēle | gēl | gēle | gēl | gēlu |
| accusative | gēlan | gēle | gēl | gēle | gēla | gēlu |
| genitive | gēles | gēlarō | gēles | gēlarō | gēlaro | gēlarō |
| dative | gēlumu | gēlum | gēlumu | gēlum | gēlaro | gēlum |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| masculine | neuter | feminine | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | gēlo | gēlu | gēla | gēlu | gēla | gēlu |
| accusative | gēlun | gēlun | gēla | gēlun | gēlun | gēlun |
| genitive | gēlun | gēlonō | gēlun | gēlonō | gēlun | gēlonō |
| dative | gēlun | gēlum | gēlun | gēlum | gēlun | gēlum |
Turkish [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ɟɛl/
Verb [edit]
gel
- Imperative of gelmek
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