gele

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See also: Gele, gelé, gèle, gelê, gėle, gėlė, and gėlę

Afrikaans[edit]

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gele

  1. attributive form of geel

Bambara[edit]

Noun[edit]

gele

  1. African mesquite (Prosopis africana)

Danish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From French gelée, from Latin gelātus (frozen).

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Noun[edit]

gele c (singular definite geleen, plural indefinite geleer)

  1. jelly
  2. gel

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Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -eːlə
  • IPA(key): /ˈɣeː.lə/

Adjective[edit]

gele

  1. inflection of geel:
    1. masculine/feminine singular attributive
    2. definite neuter singular attributive
    3. plural attributive

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German[edit]

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Adjective[edit]

gele

  1. inflection of gel:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Indonesian[edit]

Noun[edit]

gele (first-person possessive geleku, second-person possessive gelemu, third-person possessive gelenya)

  1. marijuana

Middle English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Old French gelee (frost), from Early Medieval Latin gelāta. Equivalent to gelen +‎ -e (participial suffix).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /dʒɛˈleː/, /ˈdʒɛːleː/

Noun[edit]

gele (plural gelees)

  1. A jelly made from the stock of meats or a meal it is part of.
  2. (medicine) A jelly used as a pharmaceutical.
  3. Any jelly or something that resembles it.

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Descendants[edit]

  • English: jelly
  • Scots: jeely

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Niuean[edit]

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Verb[edit]

gele

  1. start crying

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Noun[edit]

gele m (definite singular geleen, indefinite plural geleer, definite plural geleene)

  1. alternative spelling of gelé

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Noun[edit]

gele m (definite singular geleen, indefinite plural gelear, definite plural geleane)

  1. alternative spelling of gelé

Portuguese[edit]

Verb[edit]

gele

  1. inflection of gelar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

West Makian[edit]

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gele

  1. (stative) to be blunt

Conjugation[edit]

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

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References[edit]

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics

Yoruba[edit]

A woman with a gèlè.

Etymology[edit]

Probably from Hausa gyàlè (shawl).

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Noun[edit]

gèlè

  1. a woman's headwrap