gelela
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From a Berber language; compare Tuareg tagăllăt.[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɡe.le.la/, [ˈɡɛɫ̪ɛɫ̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒe.le.la/, [ˈd͡ʒɛːlelä]
Noun edit
gelela f (genitive gelelae); first declension
Usage notes edit
- This noun is sometimes erroneously interpreted as referring to the inner flesh of a colocynth due to a misinterpretation of a syntactically ambiguous sentence in Cassius Felix's De Medicina.
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gelela | gelelae |
| Genitive | gelelae | gelelārum |
| Dative | gelelae | gelelīs |
| Accusative | gelelam | gelelās |
| Ablative | gelelā | gelelīs |
| Vocative | gelela | gelelae |
References edit
- ^ Souag, Lameen (2015) “Explaining Korandjé: Language contact, plantations, and the trans-Saharan trade”, in Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages, number 30, number 2, John Benjamins Publishing, , pages 189-224.
- ^ gelela in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.