желе

Macedonian

Etymology

From French gelée.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʒɛˈlɛ]

Noun

желе • (žele) n

1. jelly

Declension

Declension of желе

	singular	plural
indefinite	желе	желеа
definite unspecified	желето	желеата
definite proximal	желево	желеава
definite distal	желено	желеана
vocative	желе	желеа

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Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from French gelée. Doublet of гель (gelʹ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʐɨˈlʲe]

Noun

желе́ • (želé) n inan (indeclinable)

1. jelly
2. stock or fish broth brought to a gelatinous condition, aspic

   Synonyms: сту́день (stúdenʹ), холоде́ц (xolodéc)

Related terms

• желе́йный (želéjnyj)

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒěleː/
• Hyphenation: же‧ле

Noun

жѐле̄ m (Latin spelling žèlē)

1. (uncountable) jelly

Declension

Declension of желе

	singular
nominative	жѐле̄
genitive	желѐа
dative	желеу
accusative	желе
vocative	желеу
locative	желеу
instrumental	желеом

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Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from French gelée. Doublet of гель (helʹ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʒeˈɫɛ]

Noun

желе́ • (želé) n inan (indeclinable, related adjective желе́йний)

1. jelly
2. stock or fish broth brought to a gelatinous condition, aspic

Synonyms

• (jelly): ґаляре́та (galjaréta) (Western Ukraine, Poland)
• (aspic): студене́ць (studenécʹ), холоде́ць (xolodécʹ)

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “желе”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2021), “желе”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN