гиль

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Russian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compared with Russian гул (gul).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

гиль (gilʹf inan (genitive ги́ли, nominative plural ги́ли, genitive plural ги́лей)

  1. (archaic) nonsense, rubbish, baloney, bilge, poppycock
    Synonyms: вздор (vzdor), чепуха́ (čepuxá), галиматья́ (galimatʹjá)

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “гиль”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress