Gel

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gel"

German

Etymology

20th century, borrowed (with a spelling pronunciation) from English gel, itself coined by 19th-century chemist Thomas Graham. Analysable as a clipping of Gelatine, but note that the latter is mostly realized with /ʒ/, which Gel never is.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡeːl/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Homophone: gehl

Noun

Gel n (strong, genitive Gels, plural Gele or Gels)

1. gel

Declension

Declension of Gel [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Gel	die	Gele, Gels
genitive	eines	des	Gels	der	Gele, Gels
dative	einem	dem	Gel	den	Gelen, Gels
accusative	ein	das	Gel	die	Gele, Gels

Derived terms

• Haargel

Further reading

• “Gel”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)
• “Gel” in Duden online

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From French gel, from English gel. Analysable as a clipping of Gelatinn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʒæl]
• Rhymes: -æl

Noun

Gel m (plural Gellen)

1. gel