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Russian
Etymology
Compared with Russian гул (gul).
Pronunciation
Noun
гиль • (gilʹ) f inan (genitive ги́ли, nominative plural ги́ли, genitive plural ги́лей)
- (archaic) nonsense, rubbish, baloney, bilge, poppycock
- Synonyms: вздор (vzdor), чепуха́ (čepuxá), галиматья́ (galimatʹjá)
Declension
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “гиль”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress