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Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Clipping of English Gilbertese.
Symbol
[edit]gil
See also
[edit]Azerbaijani
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]gil (definite accusative gili, plural gillər)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | gil | gillər |
| definite accusative | gili | gilləri |
| dative | gilə | gillərə |
| locative | gildə | gillərdə |
| ablative | gildən | gillərdən |
| definite genitive | gilin | gillərin |
References
[edit]- Orucov, Əliheydər, editor (2006), “gil”, in Azərbaycan dilinin izahlı lüğəti [Explanatory Dictionary of the Azerbaijani Language][1] (in Azerbaijani), 2nd edition, volume 2, Baku: Şərq-Qərb
Dutch
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From gillen.
Noun
[edit]gil m (plural gillen, diminutive gilletje n)
Etymology 2
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
[edit]gil
- inflection of gillen:
Anagrams
[edit]Faroese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse gil, from Proto-Germanic *gilją.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]gil n (genitive singular gils, plural gil)
Declension
[edit]| n22 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | gil | gilið | gil | gilini |
| accusative | gil | gilið | gil | gilini |
| dative | gili | gilinum | giljum, gilum | giljunum, gilunum |
| genitive | gils | gilsins | gilja | giljanna |
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse gil, from Proto-Germanic *gilją.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]gil n (genitive singular gils, nominative plural gil)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | gil | gilið | gil | gilin |
| accusative | gil | gilið | gil | gilin |
| dative | gili | gilinu | giljum | giljunum |
| genitive | gils | gilsins | gilja | giljanna |
Irish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]gil
Adjective
[edit]gil
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| gil | ghil | ngil |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Noun
[edit]gil n (definite singular gilet, indefinite plural gil, definite plural gili)
Old Irish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]gil
- inflection of gel:
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| gil | gil pronounced with /ɣʲ-/ |
ngil |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Old Norse
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *gilją.
Noun
[edit]gil n (genitive gils, plural gil)
Declension
[edit]| neuter | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | gil | gilit | gil | gilin |
| accusative | gil | gilit | gil | gilin |
| dative | gili | gilinu | giljum | giljunum |
| genitive | gils | gilsins | gilja | giljanna |
Descendants
[edit]- Icelandic: gil
- Faroese: gil
- Norwegian Bokmål: gjel
- Norwegian Nynorsk: gjel
- → Middle English: gille
- English: gill
Further reading
[edit]- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “gil”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
Polish
[edit]
Etymology
[edit]From northern Proto-Slavic *gylь. Cognate with Czech hýl and Belarusian гіль (hilʹ).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]gil m animal
Declension
[edit]Noun
[edit]gil m inan or gil m animal
Declension
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “gil”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- “gil”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[3] (in Polish)
Spanish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]gil (feminine gila, masculine plural giles, feminine plural gilas) or gil m or f (masculine and feminine plural giles)
Noun
[edit]gil m (plural giles, feminine gila, feminine plural gilas)
- (Rioplatense, Chile, Bolivia, derogatory) general term of insult similar to boludo, usually for a man; dumbass, asshole
- (Rioplatense, Chile, Bolivia) person, dude, guy
- (Peru) romantic partner
Further reading
[edit]- “gil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
Uzbek
[edit]| Arabic | Afghan Uzbek | |
|---|---|---|
| Yangi Imlo | ||
| Cyrillic | гил | |
| Latin | gil | |
Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Classical Persian گل (gil).
Noun
[edit]gil (plural gillar)
Volapük
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]gil (genitive gila, plural gils)
Usage notes
[edit]This older term has been replaced by the word kvil "eagle".
Declension
[edit]| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gil | gils |
| Genitive | gila | gilas |
| Dative | gile | giles |
| Accusative | gili | gilis |
| Predicative1 | gilu | gilus |
| Vocative | o gil | o gils |
- Introduced in Volapük Nulik.
Derived terms
[edit]Welsh
[edit]Noun
[edit]gil m
- soft mutation of cil
Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| cil | gil | nghil | chil |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Zou
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ril (“intestines”). Cognate with Mizo ríl.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]gil
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Philip Thangliènmâng (2010), Minimal dictionary and Self-tutor Functional Grammar in Zo-English-Hindi, New Delhi: Zoculsin, →ISBN, page 19
- Lukram Himmat Singh (2013), A Descriptive Grammar of Zou (PhD thesis), Canchipur: Manipur University, page 40
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