geel

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Afrikaans

Etymology

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From Dutch geel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /χɪə̯l/, [χeə̯l], [χɪə̯l]

Adjective

geel (attributive gele, comparative geler, superlative geelste)

  1. yellow

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch gelu, from Old Dutch *gelo, from Proto-Germanic *gelwaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣeːl/
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  • Hyphenation: geel
  • Rhymes: -eːl

Adjective

geel (comparative geler, superlative geelst)

  1. yellow

Inflection

Declension of geel
uninflected geel
inflected gele
comparative geler
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial geel geler het geelst
het geelste
indefinite m./f. sing. gele gelere geelste
n. sing. geel geler geelste
plural gele gelere geelste
definite gele gelere geelste
partitive geels gelers —

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: geel
  • → Sranan Tongo: geri

Noun

geel n (uncountable)

  1. the colour yellow

See also

Colors in Dutch · kleuren (layout · text)
     wit      grijs      zwart
             rood; karmijnrood              oranje; bruin              geel; roomwit
             groengeel/limoengroen              groen             
             blauwgroen/cyaan; groenblauw/petrolblauw              azuurblauw              blauw
             violet; indigo              magenta; paars              roze

Anagrams

German Low German

Alternative forms

Etymology

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Compare German gel (dated variant of gelb).

Pronunciation

Adjective

geel

  1. (in several dialects, including Low Prussian) yellow

Wiradhuri

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Gamilaraay giili and Ngiyambaa kiil.

Noun

geel

  1. urine
    • 1904, R. H. Mathews, The Wiradyuri and other languages of New South Wales, in The Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. 34
      Urine .... .... .... kil.
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