zel

See also: zeł, zèl, żel, žel, źěl, and žēl

English

Noun

zel (plural zels)

1. Alternative form of zill

Anagrams

• Lez, lez

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin zēlus, from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos)

Noun

zel m (plural zels)

1. fervor, zeal
2. heat, estrus

Related terms

• gelós

Further reading

• “zel” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “zel”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “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.

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Latvian

Verb

zel

1. (deprecated template usage) 2nd person singular present indicative form of zelt
2. (deprecated template usage) 2nd person singular imperative form of zelt

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Middle English

Noun

zel

1. Alternative form of zele

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Middle French

Alternative forms

• zele

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin zēlus.

Noun

zel m (uncountable)

1. zeal

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French zèle.

Noun

zel n (uncountable)

1. zeal (fervor or devotion)

Declension

declension of zel (singular only)

	singular
n gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) zel	zelul
genitive/dative	(unui) zel	zelului
vocative	zelule

Synonyms

• râvnă, sârguință, ardoare

Related terms

• zelos

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Slovene

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *zъlъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zə́ʋ/

Adjective

zə̏ł (comparative zlȇjši, superlative nȁjzlȇjši)

1. evil

Inflection

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

Inflection

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