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gele

See also: Gele, gelé, gèle, gelê, gėle, gėlė, and gėlę

English

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A Yoruba woman wearing a gele

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Yoruba gèlè.

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Noun

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gele (plural gele or geles)

  1. A traditional head tie native to Yoruba women of West Africa (Nigeria, Benin and Togo).
    • 2024 July 25, Jason Farago, “Why the Olympics’ Parade of Nations Is the World’s Costume Party”, in The New York Times‎[1], →ISSN:
      At recent parades of nations women on the Indian team have worn saris, and on the Nigerian one geles. Caribbean contingents can be relied on for color.

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Afrikaans

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Adjective

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gele

  1. attributive form of geel

Bambara

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Noun

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gele

  1. African mesquite (Prosopis africana)

Danish

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Etymology

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From French gelée, from Latin gelātus (“frozen”).

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Noun

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gele c (singular definite geleen, plural indefinite geleer)

  1. jelly
  2. gel

Inflection

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Declension of gele
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gele geleen geleer geleerne
genitive geles geleens geleers geleernes

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -eːlə
  • IPA(key): /ˈɣeː.lə/

Adjective

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gele

  1. inflection of geel:
    1. masculine/feminine singular attributive
    2. definite neuter singular attributive
    3. plural attributive

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German

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Adjective

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gele

  1. inflection of gel:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Indonesian

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Noun

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gele (first-person possessive geleku, second-person possessive gelemu, third-person possessive gelenya)

  1. marijuana

Middle English

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Old French gelee (“frost”), from Early Medieval Latin gelāta. Equivalent to gelen +‎ -e (participial suffix).

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    • IPA(key): /dʒɛˈleː/, /ˈdʒɛːleː/

    Noun

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    gele (plural gelees)

    1. A jelly made from the stock of meats or a meal it is part of.
    2. (medicine) A jelly used as a pharmaceutical.
    3. Any jelly or something that resembles it.
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    Descendants

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    • English: jelly
    • Scots: jeely

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    Niuean

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    Verb

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    gele

    1. start crying

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    Norwegian Bokmål

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    Noun

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    gele m (definite singular geleen, indefinite plural geleer, definite plural geleene)

    1. alternative spelling of gelé

    Norwegian Nynorsk

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    Noun

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    gele m (definite singular geleen, indefinite plural gelear, definite plural geleane)

    1. alternative spelling of gelé

    Portuguese

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    Verb

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    gele

    1. inflection of gelar:
      1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
      2. third-person singular imperative

    West Makian

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    Verb

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    gele

    1. (stative) to be blunt

    Conjugation

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    Conjugation of gele (stative verb)
    singular plural
    inclusive exclusive
    1st person tigele migele agele
    2nd person nigele figele
    3rd person inanimate igele digele
    animate magele
    imperative —, gele —, gele

    Alternative forms

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    References

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    • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎[2], Pacific linguistics

    Yoruba

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    A woman with a gèlè.

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    Probably from Hausa gyàlè (“shawl”).

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    gèlè

    1. a woman's headwrap

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