gäll
Alemannic German
editEtymology
editClipping of gelt es, from gelten (“to be valid”).
Pronunciation
editParticle
editgäll
- (colloquial, regional, Switzerland, Southern Germany) emphasis and question marker particle; asks for confirmation; right?; eh?; isn't it, innit?
- Synonyms: oder, (Chiefly Northwestern Germany) ne, (Eastern Germany) wa; see also Thesaurus:nicht wahr
- S'isch scho härzig, gäll? ― That's cute, isn't it?
- (colloquial, regional, Switzerland, Southern Germany) particle that softens a request, or conveys friendliness; okay?; please?
- Sorry, gäll? ― I'm sorry, okay?
Alternative forms
editSwedish
editEtymology 1
editUsed in Swedish since 1674, same as Icelandic gjallur, like Middle Low German adverb gelle (“loud”), based on the obsolete Swedish verb gälla (“to yell”), from Old Swedish gælla (from Old Norse gjalla, from Proto-Germanic *gellaną), cognate with Icelandic gjalla, Old High German gellan (German gellen), Old English ġiellan (English yell).
Adjective
editgäll (comparative gällare, superlative gällast)
- shrill; high-pitched
Declension
editInflection of gäll | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | gäll | gällare | gällast |
Neuter singular | gällt | gällare | gällast |
Plural | gälla | gällare | gällast |
Masculine plural3 | gälle | gällare | gällast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | gälle | gällare | gällaste |
All | gälla | gällare | gällaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Etymology 2
editFrom the verb gala (“to crow”), Old Swedish gæld.
Noun
editgäll n
Declension
editDeclension of gäll | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | gäll | gället | gäll | gällen |
Genitive | gälls | gällets | gälls | gällens |
Related terms
editEtymology 3
editFrom Old Swedish giæld, præstagiæld, corresponding to gäld (“payment”) (to the priest).
Noun
editgäll n
Declension
editDeclension of gäll | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | gäll | gället | gäll | gällen |
Genitive | gälls | gällets | gälls | gällens |
Synonyms
editRelated terms
editVerb
editgäll
- imperative of gälla
See also
editReferences
edit- gäll in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- gäll in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
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