English

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Noun

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zel (plural zels)

  1. Alternative form of zill

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin zēlus, from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos).

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Noun

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zel m (plural zels)

  1. fervor, zeal
  2. heat, estrus
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Czech

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Pronunciation

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zel n

  1. genitive plural of zlo

Latvian

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Verb

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zel

  1. inflection of zelt:
    1. second-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Middle English

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Noun

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zel

  1. Alternative form of zele

Middle French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin zēlus.

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zel m (uncountable)

  1. zeal

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French zèle.

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zel n (uncountable)

  1. zeal (fervor or devotion)
    Synonyms: râvnă, sârguință, ardoare

Declension

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singular only indefinite definite
nominative-accusative zel zelul
genitive-dative zel zelului
vocative zelule
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Slovene

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Slavic *zъlъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źulas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwel-.

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Adjective

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zə̏ł (comparative zlȇjši, superlative nȁjzlȇjši)

  1. evil
Inflection
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The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Hard
masculine feminine neuter
nom. sing. zel zla zlo
singular
masculine feminine neuter
nominative zel ind
zli def
zla zlo
genitive zlega zle zlega
dative zlemu zli zlemu
accusative nominativeinan or
genitive
anim
zlo zlo
locative zlem zli zlem
instrumental zlim zlo zlim
dual
masculine feminine neuter
nominative zla zli zli
genitive zlih zlih zlih
dative zlima zlima zlima
accusative zla zli zli
locative zlih zlih zlih
instrumental zlima zlima zlima
plural
masculine feminine neuter
nominative zli zle zla
genitive zlih zlih zlih
dative zlim zlim zlim
accusative zle zle zla
locative zlih zlih zlih
instrumental zlimi zlimi zlimi

Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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zẹ̑ł f

  1. (clarification of this definition is needed) green plant
Inflection
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The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Feminine, i-stem, long mixed accent
nom. sing. zél
gen. sing. zelí
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
zél zelí zelí
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
zelí zelí zelí
dative
(dajȃlnik)
zéli zeléma zelém
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
zél zelí zelí
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
zéli zeléh zeléh
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
zeljó zeléma zelmí

Further reading

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  • zel”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024

Turkish

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Etymology

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From Arabic ذَال (ḏāl).

Noun

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zel

  1. Letter of the Arabic alphabet: ذ