gelen

See also: Gelen, gelén, and gələn

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [ˈʒe̞.lən]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central) [ˈʒɛ.lən]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈd͡ʒɛ.len]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [ˈʒɛ.len]

Verb

gelen

1. third-person plural present indicative of gelar

German

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Adjective

gelen

1. inflection of gel:
   1. strong genitive masculine/neuter singular
   2. weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular
   3. strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular
   4. strong dative plural
   5. weak/mixed all-case plural

Anagrams

• legen

Malay

Etymology

From English gallon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡelen/
• Rhymes: -elen, -len, -en

Noun

gelen (Jawi spelling ݢيلين, plural gelen-gelen or gelen²)

1. exactly 4.54609 litres; an imperial gallon

   4 gelen air ― 4 gallons of water

Derived terms

• bergelen-gelen
• segelen

Further reading

• "gelen" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Middle English

Alternative forms

• gellyn

Etymology

From Old French geler, from Latin gelāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɛlən/, /ˈdʒɛːlən/

Verb

gelen

1. To solidify or geal.

Conjugation

Conjugation of gelen (weak in -ede)

infinitive	(to) gelen, gele
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	gele	geled(e)
2nd-person singular	gelest	geledest
3rd-person singular	geleth	geled(e)
subjunctive singular	gele
imperative singular		—
plural1	gelen, gele	geleden, geled(e)
imperative plural	geleth, gele	—
participles	gelynge, gelende	geled, ygeled

¹ Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Related terms

• congelen
• gele

Descendants

• English: geal
• Scots: geal, jeel

References

• “ǧelen, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 11 November 2018.

Swedish

Noun

gelen

1. definite singular of gel

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish گلن (gelen).

Adjective

gelen

1. (present participle of gelmek) coming, incoming

Antonyms

• giden

See also

• gelen giden

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛlɛn/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡeːlɛn/, /ˈɡɛlɛn/

Verb

gelen

1. soft mutation of celen