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