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English

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

• enPR: j?l, IPA^(key): /d??l/
• Rhymes: -?l
• Homophones: jel, jell

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.
2. Any gel intended for a particular cosmetic use, such as for styling the hair.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

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).
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, figuratively) To come together to form something; to cohere.

   We put our ideas together and they eventually gelled into a saleable product.

Translations

See also

• aerosol
• colloid
• emulsion
• foam
• sol

Etymology 2

Imitative of upper-class British pronunciation of girl.

Pronunciation

• enPR: g?l, IPA^(key): /??l/

Noun

gel (plural gels)

1. (Britain) A girl.

Anagrams

• ELG, ElG, leg, leg.

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan, from Latin gel?, from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“cold”).

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /???l/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /?d???l/

Noun

gel m (plural gels)

1. ice

   Synonym: glaç

2. gel

Related terms

• gelar

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• ghéel (Sette Comuni)

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

• “gel” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??l/, /d??l/

Noun

gel m or n (plural gels)

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

Anagrams

• leg

Dutch Low Saxon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?e?l/

Adjective

gel

1. yellow

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??l/

Noun

gel m (plural gels)

1. frost

   Synonym: givre

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

Derived terms

Related terms

See also

• glace

Further reading

• “gel” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

gel (comparative geler, superlative am gelsten)

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

Declension

German Low German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?e?l/

Adjective

gel

1. Alternative spelling of geel

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /c??l/
• Rhymes: -??l

Noun

gel n (genitive singular gels, no plural)

1. gel

Declension

Nalca

Noun

gel

1. woman
2. wife

Old French

Alternative forms

• jel

Contraction

gel

1. Contraction of ge + le (I […] it)

Old Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??el/

Adjective

gel

1. bright
2. clear
3. white

Declension

Derived terms

• aingel

Descendants

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

Mutation

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “1 gel”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *g?oylos (“frothing, tempestuous, wanton”). Cognate with Old English g?l, Dutch geil (“salacious, lustful”), Old High German geil (German geil (“lustful”)), Old Norse geiligr (“beautiful”).

Adjective

g?l (comparative g?loro, superlative g?lost)

1. wanton, lustful; wicked

Declension

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French gel, cf. English gel, gelatine.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?w

Noun

gel m (plural géis or geles (rare))

1. gel (suspension of solid in liquid)

Romanian

Etymology

From French gel.

Noun

gel n (plural geluri)

1. gel

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?xel/, [?xel]

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

• aerogel

Further reading

• “gel” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English girl.

Noun

gel

1. girl

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??l/, [?æl]

Verb

gel

1. second-person singular imperative of gelmek

English

Noun

zel (plural zels)

1. Alternative form of zill

Anagrams

• Lez, lez

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin z?lus, from Ancient Greek ????? (zêlos)

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /?z?l/

Noun

zel m (plural zels)

1. fervor, zeal
2. heat, estrus

Related terms

• gelós

Further reading

• “zel” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “zel” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “zel” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “zel” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?z?l]

Noun

zel n

1. genitive plural of zlo

Latvian

Verb

zel

1. 2nd person singular present indicative form of zelt
2. 2nd person singular imperative form of zelt

Middle English

Noun

zel

1. Alternative form of zele

Middle French

Alternative forms

• zele

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin z?lus.

Noun

zel m (uncountable)

1. zeal

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French zèle.

Noun

zel n (uncountable)

1. zeal (fervor or devotion)

Declension

Synonyms

• râvn?, sârguin??, ardoare

Related terms

• zelos

Slovene

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *z?l?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /z???/

Adjective

z??? (comparative zl?jši, superlative n?jzl?jši)

1. evil

Inflection

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zé??/

Noun

z??? f

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

Inflection

Further reading

• “zel”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran