zel

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "zel"

English

Noun

zel (plural zels)

  1. Alternative form of zill

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

zel m (plural zels)

  1. fervor, zeal
  2. heat, estrus

Further reading

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

zel n

  1. genitive plural of zlo

Latvian

Verb

zel

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

Middle English

Noun

zel

  1. Alternative form of zele

Middle French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin zēlus.

Noun

zel m (uncountable)

  1. zeal

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French zèle.

Noun

zel n (uncountable)

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

Declension

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

Slovene

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

zə̏ł (comparative zlȇjši, superlative nȁjzlȇjši)

  1. evil
Inflection
 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
genitiveanim 		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

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

Pronunciation

Noun

zẹ̑ł f

  1. (clarification of this definition is needed) green plant
Inflection
 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

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

Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic ذَال (ḏāl).

Noun

zel

  1. Letter of the Arabic alphabet: ذ
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