gel
EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Coined by Thomas Graham in the mid 19th century as a clipping of gelatin, from French gélatine, from Italian gelatina, diminutive form of gelata (“iced”), from Latin gelata, past participle of gelo (“to freeze”), from gelu (“frost”), from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“cold”)
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NounEdit
gel (countable and uncountable, plural gels)
- A semi-solid to almost solid colloid of a solid and a liquid, such as jelly, cheese or opal.
- 2013 May-June, Charles T. Ambrose, “Alzheimer’s Disease”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 200:
- Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads.
- Any gel intended for a particular cosmetic use, such as for styling the hair.
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For more information on classification of colloids, see Wikipedia article on colloids
VerbEdit
gel (third-person singular simple present gels, present participle gelling, simple past and past participle gelled)
- (transitive) To apply (cosmetic) gel to (the hair, etc).
- 2017 June 3, Daniel Taylor, “Real Madrid win Champions League as Cristiano Ronaldo double defeats Juv”, in The Guardian (London)[1]:
- It ended, as it so often does, with that familiar smile. Cristiano Ronaldo – gelled hair, dazzling teeth, magic in his boots – will never forget the night he scored the 600th goal of an almost implausible career.
- (intransitive) To become a gel.
- (intransitive) To develop a rapport.
- He was a nice guy, and I got on OK with his friends, but the two of us never really gelled.
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Etymology 2Edit
Imitative of upper-class British pronunciation of girl.
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NounEdit
gel (plural gels)
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CatalanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Occitan, from Latin gelū, from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“cold”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
gel m (plural gels)
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CimbrianEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- ghéel (Sette Comuni)
EtymologyEdit
From Middle High German gël, from Old High German gelo, from Proto-West Germanic *gelu, from Proto-Germanic *gelwaz (“yellow”). Cognate with German gelb, English yellow.
AdjectiveEdit
gel
ReferencesEdit
- “gel” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
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NounEdit
gel m or n (plural gels)
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Dutch Low SaxonEdit
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gel
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin gelū, from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“cold”). For the sense of "gel", cf. English gel; compare gélatine.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
gel m (plural gels)
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Related termsEdit
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Further readingEdit
- “gel” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
GermanEdit
PronunciationEdit
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AdjectiveEdit
gel (comparative geler, superlative am gelsten)
DeclensionEdit
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist gel | sie ist gel | es ist gel | sie sind gel | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | geler | gele | geles | gele |
genitive | gelen | geler | gelen | geler | |
dative | gelem | geler | gelem | gelen | |
accusative | gelen | gele | geles | gele | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der gele | die gele | das gele | die gelen |
genitive | des gelen | der gelen | des gelen | der gelen | |
dative | dem gelen | der gelen | dem gelen | den gelen | |
accusative | den gelen | die gele | das gele | die gelen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein geler | eine gele | ein geles | (keine) gelen |
genitive | eines gelen | einer gelen | eines gelen | (keiner) gelen | |
dative | einem gelen | einer gelen | einem gelen | (keinen) gelen | |
accusative | einen gelen | eine gele | ein geles | (keine) gelen |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist geler | sie ist geler | es ist geler | sie sind geler | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | gelerer | gelere | geleres | gelere |
genitive | geleren | gelerer | geleren | gelerer | |
dative | gelerem | gelerer | gelerem | geleren | |
accusative | geleren | gelere | geleres | gelere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der gelere | die gelere | das gelere | die geleren |
genitive | des geleren | der geleren | des geleren | der geleren | |
dative | dem geleren | der geleren | dem geleren | den geleren | |
accusative | den geleren | die gelere | das gelere | die geleren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein gelerer | eine gelere | ein geleres | (keine) geleren |
genitive | eines geleren | einer geleren | eines geleren | (keiner) geleren | |
dative | einem geleren | einer geleren | einem geleren | (keinen) geleren | |
accusative | einen geleren | eine gelere | ein geleres | (keine) geleren |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist am gelsten | sie ist am gelsten | es ist am gelsten | sie sind am gelsten | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | gelster | gelste | gelstes | gelste |
genitive | gelsten | gelster | gelsten | gelster | |
dative | gelstem | gelster | gelstem | gelsten | |
accusative | gelsten | gelste | gelstes | gelste | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der gelste | die gelste | das gelste | die gelsten |
genitive | des gelsten | der gelsten | des gelsten | der gelsten | |
dative | dem gelsten | der gelsten | dem gelsten | den gelsten | |
accusative | den gelsten | die gelste | das gelste | die gelsten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein gelster | eine gelste | ein gelstes | (keine) gelsten |
genitive | eines gelsten | einer gelsten | eines gelsten | (keiner) gelsten | |
dative | einem gelsten | einer gelsten | einem gelsten | (keinen) gelsten | |
accusative | einen gelsten | eine gelste | ein gelstes | (keine) gelsten |
German Low GermanEdit
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gel
- Alternative spelling of geel
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gel n (genitive singular gels, no plural)
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NalcaEdit
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gel
Old FrenchEdit
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gel
Old IrishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Celtic *gelos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₂- (“to shine”).
PronunciationEdit
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gel
DeclensionEdit
o/ā-stem | |||
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Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | gel | gel | gel |
Vocative | gil* gel** | ||
Accusative | gel | gil | |
Genitive | gil | gile | gil |
Dative | giul | gil | giul |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine/neuter | |
Nominative | gil | gela | |
Vocative | gilu gela† | ||
Accusative | gilu gela† | ||
Genitive | gel | ||
Dative | gelaib | ||
Notes | *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative |
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MutationEdit
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
gel | gel pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/ |
ngel |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further readingEdit
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “1 gel”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old SaxonEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Germanic *gailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰoylos (“frothing, tempestuous, wanton”). Cognate with Old English gāl, Dutch geil (“salacious, lustful”), Old High German geil (German geil (“lustful”)), Old Norse geiligr (“beautiful”).
AdjectiveEdit
gēl (comparative gēloro, superlative gēlost)
DeclensionEdit
Strong declension | ||||||
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gender | masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
case | singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural |
nominative | gēl | gēle, gēla | gēl | gēla | gēl | gēl, gēla |
accusative | gēlan, gēlen | gēla, gēle | gēla | gēla | gēl | gēl, gēla |
genitive | gēles, gēlas | gēlaro, gēloro, gēlero | gēlara, gēlaro | gēlaro, gēloro, gēlero | gēles, gēlas | gēlaro, gēloro, gēlero |
dative | gēlumu, gēlum, gēlun, gēlun, gēlon, gēlen, gēlan | gēlun, gēlon, gēlum | gēlaro, gēlaru, gēlara | gēlun, gēlon | gēlumu, gēlum, gēlun, gēlun, gēlon, gēlen, gēlan | gēlun, gēlon, gēlum |
Weak declension | ||||||
gender | masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
case | singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural |
nominative | gēlo, gēla | gēlon, gēlun | gēla, gēle | gēlon, gēlun, gēlan | gēla, gēle | gēlon, gēlun |
accusative | gēlon, gēlan | gēlon, gēlun | gēlun, gēlon, gēlan | gēlon, gēlun, gēlan | gēla, gēle | gēlon, gēlun |
genitive | gēlen, gēlan | gēlono, gēleno | gēlun, gēlan, gēlen | gēlono | gēlen, gēlan | gēlono, gēleno |
dative | gēlon, gēlen, gēlan | gēlon, gēlun | gēlun, gēlan | gēlon, gēlun | gēlon, gēlen, gēlan | gēlon, gēlun |
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gender | masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
case | singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural |
nominative | gēloro, gēlora | gēloron, gēlorun | gēlora, gēlore | gēloron, gēlorun, gēloran | gēlora, gēlore | gēloron, gēlorun |
accusative | gēloron, gēloran | gēloron, gēlorun | gēlorun, gēloron, gēloran | gēloron, gēlorun, gēloran | gēlora, gēlore | gēloron, gēlorun |
genitive | gēloren, gēloran | gēlorono, gēloreno | gēlorun, gēloran, gēloren | gēlorono | gēloren, gēloran | gēlorono, gēloreno |
dative | gēloron, gēloren, gēloran | gēloron, gēlorun | gēlorun, gēloran | gēloron, gēlorun | gēloron, gēloren, gēloran | gēloron, gēlorun |
PortugueseEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from French gel, cf. English gel, gelatine.
PronunciationEdit
- Rhymes: -ɛw
NounEdit
gel m (plural géis or geles (rare))
- gel (suspension of solid in liquid)
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From gelatina or borrowed from French gel, cf. English gel, gelatine.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
gel m (plural geles)
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Further readingEdit
- “gel” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
Tok PisinEdit
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gel
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gel