See also: Geel

Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch geel.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /χɪə̯l/, [χeə̯l], [χɪə̯l]
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Adjective

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geel (attributive geel, comparative geler, superlative geelste)

  1. yellow

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch gelu, from Old Dutch *gelo, from Proto-West Germanic *gelu, from Proto-Germanic *gelwaz.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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geel (comparative geler, superlative geelst)

  1. yellow
    De zonsondergang kleurde de lucht in prachtige gele tinten.
    The sunset colored the sky in beautiful yellow shades.
    Ze droeg een elegant jurkje met een gele bloemenprint.
    She wore an elegant dress with a yellow floral pattern.
    De gele zonnebloemen stonden in volle bloei.
    The yellow sunflowers were in full bloom.

Declension

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Declension of geel
uninflected geel
inflected gele
comparative geler
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial geel geler het geelst
het geelste
indefinite m./f. sing. gele gelere geelste
n. sing. geel geler geelste
plural gele gelere geelste
definite gele gelere geelste
partitive geels gelers

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: geel
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: geli
  • Jersey Dutch: xêl
  • Negerhollands: geel
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: gael
  • Papiamentu: hel, geel, heel
  • Sranan Tongo: geri

Noun

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geel n (uncountable)

  1. the colour yellow

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Colors in Dutch · kleuren (layout · text)
     wit      grijs      zwart
             rood; karmijnrood              oranje; bruin              geel; roomwit
             groengeel/limoengroen              groen             
             blauwgroen/cyaan; groenblauw/petrolblauw              azuurblauw              blauw
             violet; indigo              magenta; paars              roze

Anagrams

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German Low German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German gēl, from Old Saxon gelo. Compare German gel (dated variant of gelb).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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geel

  1. (in several dialects, including Low Prussian) yellow

Jumjum

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Noun

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geel (plural girkä)

  1. lion

References

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  • Fadul Yousif Aljuzuli Terafi Mohadin Chol, Muusa Nuer Teebu, Bal Douwash Yousif, Abrahama Kidir Blang, Abdalmajid Juma Anur, Tim Stirtz, David Graves. 2020. "Jumjum - English Dictionary." Webonary.org. SIL International. from https://www.webonary.org/jumjum

Somali

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Etymology

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The original form was likely gàal, which is preserved in some compounds. An old borrowing into East Cushitic (compare Afar gáala), from an undetermined Semitic language.

Noun

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gèel m

  1. (collective) camels

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  • awr (male camel)
  • hal (female camel)

Wiradjuri

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Compare Gamilaraay giili and Ngiyambaa kiil.

Noun

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geel

  1. urine
    • 1904, R. H. Mathews, “The Wiradyuri and other languages of New South Wales”, in The Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, volume 34:
      Urine .... .... .... kil.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)