zel

See also: Appendix:Variations of "zel"

English

Noun

zel (plural zels)

1. Alternative form of zill.

Anagrams

• Lez, lez

Ahtna

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Athabaskan *səɬ (“heat, sweat”). Cognate with Navajo -ZIIL

Root

zel

1. to become warm

Stem set

Aspect	Imperfective	Perfective	Future	Optative
Transitional	ziił	ziił	zeł	ziił

Related terms

• sel

References

• Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 455

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin zēlus, from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈzɛl]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

zel m (plural zels)

1. fervor, zeal
2. heat, estrus

Related terms

• gelós

Further reading

• “zel”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “zel”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “zel” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “zel” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzɛl]

Noun

zel n

1. genitive plural of zlo

Latvian

Verb

zel

1. inflection of zelt:
   1. second-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Middle English

Noun

zel

1. alternative form of zele

Middle French

Alternative forms

• zele

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin zēlus.

Noun

zel m (uncountable)

1. zeal

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French zèle.

Noun

zel n (uncountable)

1. zeal (fervor or devotion)

   Synonyms: râvnă, sârguință, ardoare

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	zel	zelul
genitive-dative	zel	zelului
vocative	zelule

Related terms

• zelos

Slovene

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *zъlъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źulas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwel-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zə́ʋ/

Adjective

zə̏ł (comparative zlȇjši, superlative nȁjzlȇjši)

1. evil

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Hard
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nom. sing.	zel	zla	zlo
singular
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	zel ind zli def	zla	zlo
genitive	zlega	zle	zlega
dative	zlemu	zli	zlemu
accusative	nominativeinan or genitiveanim	zlo	zlo
locative	zlem	zli	zlem
instrumental	zlim	zlo	zlim
dual
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	zla	zli	zli
genitive	zlih	zlih	zlih
dative	zlima	zlima	zlima
accusative	zla	zli	zli
locative	zlih	zlih	zlih
instrumental	zlima	zlima	zlima
plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	zli	zle	zla
genitive	zlih	zlih	zlih
dative	zlim	zlim	zlim
accusative	zle	zle	zla
locative	zlih	zlih	zlih
instrumental	zlimi	zlimi	zlimi

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zéːʋ/

Noun

zẹ̑ł f

1. (clarification of this definition is needed.) green plant

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, i-stem, long mixed accent
nom. sing.	zél
gen. sing.	zelí
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	zél	zelí	zelí
genitive (rodȋlnik)	zelí	zelí	zelí
dative (dajȃlnik)	zéli	zeléma	zelém
accusative (tožȋlnik)	zél	zelí	zelí
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	zéli	zeléh	zeléh
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	zeljó	zeléma	zelmí

Further reading

• “zel”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026

Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic ذَال (ḏāl).

Noun

zel

1. Letter of the Arabic alphabet: ذ