gel

See also Gel, GEL, and gęl

English

Wikipedia

Etymology 1

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”)

Pronunciation

• enPR: jĕl, IPA: /dʒɛl/, X-SAMPA: /dZEl/
• Rhymes: -ɛl
• Homophone: jell

Noun

gel (countable and uncountable; plural gels)

1. A semi-solid to almost solid colloid of a solid and a liquid, such as jelly, cheese or opal.
2. Any gel intended for a particular cosmetic use, such as for styling the hair.

Derived terms

• aerogel
• hair gel
• hydrogel
• shower gel
• silica gel
• xerogel

Translations

suspension of solid in liquid

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 凝膠 (cmn), 凝胶 (cmn) (níngjiāo), 凍膠 (cmn), 冻胶 (cmn) (dòngjiāo), 啫哩 (cmn) (zhělī)

• Czech: gel (cs) m
• Dutch: gel (nl) m and n, gelei (nl) f
• Finnish: geeli (fi), hyty (fi), hyytelö (fi)

• French: gel (fr) m
• German: Gel (de) n
• Japanese: ゲル (ja) (geru), ジェル (ja) (jeru)
• Polish: żel (pl) m
• Russian: гель (ru) (gelʹ) m

any gel for a particular cosmetic use

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 凝膠 (cmn), 凝胶 (cmn) (níngjiāo)

• Czech: gel (cs) m
• Dutch: gel (nl) m and n
• Finnish: geeli (fi)
• French: gel (fr) m
• German: Gel (de) n

• Hebrew: ג'ל (djel) m, תקריש (takrísh) m
• Hungarian: gél (hu), zselé (hu)
• Japanese: ジェル (ja) (jeru), ジェル (ja) (jeru)
• Polish: żel (pl) m
• Russian: гель (ru) (gelʹ) m
• Tagalog: pamada (tl)
• Turkish: jel (tr), jöle (tr)

See also

For more information on classification of colloids, see Wikipedia article on colloids

Verb

gel (third-person singular simple present gels, present participle gelling, simple past and past participle gelled)

1. (transitive) To apply (cosmetic) gel to (the hair, etc).
2. (intransitive) To become a gel.
3. (intransitive) To develop a rapport.

Translations

apply cosmetic gel

• Dutch: gellen (nl)

• Finnish: levittää geeliä

become gel

• Dutch: indikken (nl), geleren (nl)
• Finnish: geeliytyä, hyytelöityä

• Spanish: gelificarse (es)

See also

• aerosol
• colloid
• emulsion
• foam
• sol

Etymology 2

Imitative of upper-class British pronunciation of girl.

Pronunciation

• enPR: gĕl, IPA: /ɡɛl/, X-SAMPA: /gEl/

Noun

gel (plural gels)

1. (UK) A girl.

Anagrams

• ElG, ELG, leg, leg.

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin gelu.

Noun

gel m (plural gels)

1. ice

Synonyms

• glaç

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʒɛl/ or /dʒɛl/

• Audio

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Noun

gel m, n (plural gels)

1. gel (suspension of solid in liquid)
2. gel (cosmetic preparation)

Anagrams

• leg

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Dutch Low Saxon

Pronunciation

• IPA: /geːl/

Adjective

gel

1. yellow

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French

Etymology

From Latin gelu

Pronunciation

• audio

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Noun

gel m (plural gels)

1. frost
2. gel (suspension of solid in liquid)
3. gel (cosmetic preparation)

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German

Adjective

gel (comparative geler, superlative am gelsten)

1. (archaic) Alternative spelling of gelb. (yellow).

Declension

positive forms of gel

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

comparative forms of gel

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

superlative forms of gel

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

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German Low German

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɡeːl/

Adjective

gel

1. Alternative spelling of geel.

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA: /cɛːl/

  Rhymes: -ɛːl

Noun

gel n (genitive singular gels, uncountable)

1. gel

Declension

declension of gel

n-s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	gel	gelið
accusative	gel	gelið
dative	geli	gelinu
genitive	gels	gelsins

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Old French

Alternative forms

• jel

Contraction

gel

1. Contraction of ge + le (I […] it)

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Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *gelo-, from Proto-Indo-European *ghel- (“to shine”).

Adjective

gel

1. bright
2. clear
3. white

Descendants

• Irish: geal
• Manx: gial
• Scottish Gaelic: geal

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Old Saxon

Etymology

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

gēl (comparative gēloro, superlative gēlost)

1. wanton, lustful; wicked

Declension

Declension of gēl

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

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Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɟɛl/

Verb

gel

1. Imperative of gelmek