gäl

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gal"

Low German

Adjective

gäl

1. alternative form of geel

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse gjǫlnar f pl, from Proto-Germanic *gelunō, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel-, distantly related to Ancient Greek χεῖλος (kheîlos, “snout, beak, lip”). Cognate with English gill, Danish gælle and Norwegian gjelle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɛːl/

Noun

gäl c

1. a gill (breathing organ of aquatic animals)

Declension

Declension of gäl

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	gäl	gäls
	definite	gälen	gälens
plural	indefinite	gälar	gälars
	definite	gälarna	gälarnas

References

• “gäl”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “gäl”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “gäl”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) (noun sense 1)

Etymology 2

Related to English Gael and Irish Gael.

Alternative forms

• gael

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɛːl/

Noun

gäl c

1. Gael (member of an ethnic group)

Declension

Declension of gäl

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	gäl	gäls
	definite	gälen	gälens
plural	indefinite	gäler	gälers
	definite	gälerna	gälernas

Related terms

• gälisk
• gäliska

References

• “gäl”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) (noun sense 2)

Anagrams

• älg