Gela

See also: gela, gelà, and gėla

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Γέλα (Géla).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛ.la/
• Rhymes: -ɛla
• Hyphenation: Gè‧la

Proper noun

Gela f

1. A town in Caltanissetta, Sicily, Italy

Derived terms

• gelese

Anagrams

• Lega, gale, lega

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡe.la/, [ˈɡɛɫ̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒe.la/, [ˈd͡ʒɛːlä]

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek Γέλα (Géla).

Proper noun

Gela f sg (genitive Gelae); first declension

1. One of the most important cities of Sicily, situated on the southern coast of the island, now still called Gela

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek Γέλας (Gélas).

Proper noun

Gela m sg (genitive Gelae); first declension

1. A river in Sicily, also called Gelas

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Gela
Genitive	Gelae
Dative	Gelae
Accusative	Gelam
Ablative	Gelā
Vocative	Gela
Locative	Gelae

Derived terms

• Gelānus
• Gelēnsēs

Related terms

• Gelōus

References

• “Gela”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Gela”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• Gela in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.