gerle

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Hungarian

Etymology

Syncopic form of gerlice.

Pronunciation

Noun

gerle (plural gerlék)

  1. turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur)
  2. collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative gerle gerlék
accusative gerlét gerléket
dative gerlének gerléknek
instrumental gerlével gerlékkel
causal-final gerléért gerlékért
translative gerlévé gerlékké
terminative gerléig gerlékig
essive-formal gerleként gerlékként
essive-modal
inessive gerlében gerlékben
superessive gerlén gerléken
adessive gerlénél gerléknél
illative gerlébe gerlékbe
sublative gerlére gerlékre
allative gerléhez gerlékhez
elative gerléből gerlékből
delative gerléről gerlékről
ablative gerlétől gerléktől
non-attributive
possessive - singular
gerléé gerléké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
gerlééi gerlékéi
Possessive forms of gerle
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. gerlém gerléim
2nd person sing. gerléd gerléid
3rd person sing. gerléje gerléi
1st person plural gerlénk gerléink
2nd person plural gerlétek gerléitek
3rd person plural gerléjük gerléik

Derived terms

Compound words

References

  1. ^ gerle in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading

  • gerle in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • gerle in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛr.le/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrle
  • Hyphenation: gèr‧le

Noun

gerle f

  1. plural of gerla

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly from Old English *gyrele.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɛrl(ə)/, /ˈɡirl(ə)/, /ˈɡurl(ə)/, /ˈɡɛːrl(ə)/, /ˈɡiːrl(ə)/

Noun

gerle (plural gerles)

  1. child, kid (whether male or female)

Descendants

  • English: girl
  • Scots: girle (obsolete)
  • Yola: gurl

References