Gelse

German

Etymology

From obsolete Early New High German gelsen (“to buzz, to yell”), from Middle High German gëlsen (“to yell, to cry, to howl”), a variant of gellen. Compare Bavarian Gösn.

Noun

Gelse f (genitive Gelse, plural Gelsen)

1. (Austria) mosquito, gnat

   Synonyms: Mücke, Stechmücke

Declension

Declension of Gelse [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Gelse	die	Gelsen
genitive	einer	der	Gelse	der	Gelsen
dative	einer	der	Gelse	den	Gelsen
accusative	eine	die	Gelse	die	Gelsen