gjel

Albanian

Etymology

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Vulgar Latin gallusbor.

Albanian gjel

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin gallus.

Noun

gjel m

1. cock, rooster (male chicken)

   Synonyms: kaposh, këndes, knus

Declension

Declension of gjel

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gjel	gjeli	gjela	gjelat
accusative		gjelin
dative	gjeli	gjelit	gjelave	gjelave
ablative			gjelash

Derived terms

• gjel deti
• gjel i egër (“western capercaillie”)
• gjel bishtlirë (“black grouse”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse gil, compare with Northern England English gill (Etymology 3).

Noun

gjel n (definite singular gjelet, indefinite plural gjel, definite plural gjela or gjelene)

1. a gorge or ravine

References

• “gjel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse gil, compare with Northern England English gill (Etymology 3).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɛːl/

Noun

gjel n (definite singular gjelet, indefinite plural gjel, definite plural gjela)

1. a gorge or ravine

Etymology 2

Compare Swedish bävergäll and Dutch bevergeil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɛːl/, /jæːl/

Noun

gjel n (definite singular gjelet, uncountable)
gjel m (definite singular gjelen, uncountable)

1. castoreum

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɛːl/, /jɛːɽ/

Verb

gjel

1. present of gala

References

• “gjel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.