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See also: gél, gêl, gęl, Gel, and GEL

English

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Etymology 1

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”)

Pronunciation

Noun

gel (countable and uncountable, plural gels)

  1. 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.
  2. 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

Verb

gel (third-person singular simple present gels, present participle gelling, simple past and past participle gelled)

  1. (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)‎:
      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.
  2. (intransitive) To become a gel.
  3. (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.
  4. (intransitive, figurative) To come together to form something; to cohere.
    We put our ideas together and they eventually gelled into a saleable product.
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Etymology 2

Imitative of upper-class British pronunciation of girl.

Pronunciation

Noun

gel (plural gels)

  1. (British, slang) A girl.

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan gel, from Latin gelū, from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“cold”).

Pronunciation

Noun

gel m (plural gels)

  1. ice
    Synonym: glaç
  2. gel

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Chinese

Etymology

From English gel.

Pronunciation

Verb

gel

  1. (Cantonese) to gel
  2. (Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, neologism) to predict with confidence

Derived terms

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Cimbrian

Alternative forms

Etymology

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.

Adjective

gel

  1. (Luserna) yellow

References

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

gel m or n (plural gels)

  1. gel (suspension of solid in liquid)
  2. gel (cosmetic preparation)

Anagrams

Dutch Low Saxon

Pronunciation

Adjective

gel

  1. yellow

French

Etymology

Inherited from Latin gelū, from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“cold”). For the sense of "gel", compare English gel; compare gélatine.

Pronunciation

Noun

gel m (plural gels)

  1. frost
    Synonym: givre
  2. gel (suspension of solid in liquid)
  3. gel (cosmetic preparation)
  4. (colloquialism, Canada) fall freeze
    1. (seasons, time) freeze-up, one of the 6 seasons of high latitudes; the freeze.

Antonyms

seasons

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Further reading

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

gel (strong nominative masculine singular geler, comparative geler, superlative am gelsten)

  1. (obsolete) Alternative spelling of gehl, alternative form of gelb (“yellow”)

Declension

Positive forms of gel
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
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
Comparative forms of gel
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
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
Superlative forms of gel
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
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 German

Pronunciation

Adjective

gel

  1. Alternative spelling of geel

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Noun

gel n (genitive singular gels, no plural)

  1. gel

Declension

declension of gel
n-s singular
indefinite definite
nominative gel gelið
accusative gel gelið
dative geli gelinu
genitive gels gelsins

Nalca

Noun

gel

  1. woman
  2. wife

Old French

Alternative forms

Contraction

gel

  1. Contraction of ge + le (I it)

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *gelos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₂- (“to shine”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

gel

  1. bright
  2. clear
  3. white

Declension

o/ā-stem
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
† not when substantivized

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Irish: geal
  • Manx: gial
  • Scottish Gaelic: geal

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
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 reading

Old Norse

Verb

gel

  1. first-person singular present active indicative of gala

Old Saxon

Etymology

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”).

Adjective

gēl (comparative gēloro, superlative gēlost)

  1. wanton, lustful; wicked

Declension

Positive forms of gēl
Strong declension
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


Comparative forms of gēl (weak only)
Weak declension
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


Superlative forms of gēl
Strong declension
gender masculine feminine neuter
case singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative gēlost gēloste, gēlosta gēlost gēlosta gēlost gēlost, gēlosta
accusative gēlostan, gēlosten gēlosta, gēloste gēlosta gēlosta gēlost gēlost, gēlosta
genitive gēlostes, gēlostas gēlostaro, gēlostoro, gēlostero gēlostara, gēlostaro gēlostaro, gēlostoro, gēlostero gēlostes, gēlostas gēlostaro, gēlostoro, gēlostero
dative gēlostumu, gēlostum, gēlostun, gēlostun, gēloston, gēlosten, gēlostan gēlostun, gēloston, gēlostum gēlostaro, gēlostaru, gēlostara gēlostun, gēloston gēlostumu, gēlostum, gēlostun, gēlostun, gēloston, gēlosten, gēlostan gēlostun, gēloston, gēlostum
Weak declension
gender masculine feminine neuter
case singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative gēlosto, gēlosta gēloston, gēlostun gēlosta, gēloste gēloston, gēlostun, gēlostan gēlosta, gēloste gēloston, gēlostun
accusative gēloston, gēlostan gēloston, gēlostun gēlostun, gēloston, gēlostan gēloston, gēlostun, gēlostan gēlosta, gēloste gēloston, gēlostun
genitive gēlosten, gēlostan gēlostono, gēlosteno gēlostun, gēlostan, gēlosten gēlostono gēlosten, gēlostan gēlostono, gēlosteno
dative gēloston, gēlosten, gēlostan gēloston, gēlostun gēlostun, gēlostan gēloston, gēlostun gēloston, gēlosten, gēlostan gēloston, gēlostun


Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English gel.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɛl, (Brazil) -ɛw
  • Hyphenation: gel

Noun

gel m (plural géis or geles)

  1. gel (suspension of solid in liquid)

References

  1. ^ “gel” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French gel.

Noun

gel n (plural geluri)

  1. gel

Declension

Declension of gel
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) gel gelul (niște) geluri gelurile
genitive/dative (unui) gel gelului (unor) geluri gelurilor
vocative gelule gelurilor

Spanish

Etymology

From gelatina or borrowed from French gel. Compare English gel, gelatine.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxel/
  • Rhymes: -el
  • Syllabification: gel

Noun

gel m (plural geles)

  1. gel (semi-solid colloid of a solid and a liquid)
  2. gel (cosmetic gel, especially body wash)

Derived terms

Further reading

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English girl.

Noun

gel

  1. girl

Turkish

Pronunciation

Verb

gel

  1. second-person singular imperative of gelmek
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