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Icelandic
Noun
gelgja f (genitive singular gelgju, nominative plural gelgjur)
- (informal) someone displaying behavioral changes related to puberty such as mood swings and irritability, often in particular used to describe girls
- Synonyms: unglingaveiki, gelgjustælar, á gelgjunni
- (informal, derived from the above) puberty
- Synonyms: gelgjuskeið, kynþroskaskeið
- Hún er komin á gelgjuna. ― She has started puberty (and is displaying the associated behavioral changes).
- (dated, fish anatomy) used variously to refer to bones in a fish's chin or tongue, or to refer to a fish's gills
- (taxonomy) viperfish
Declension
Declension of gelgja (feminine)
Derived terms