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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

English

Etymology

Perhaps from the name of the Ford Zephyr automobile, clipping of Zephyr.

Noun

zef (uncountable)

1. (South Africa) A South African counterculture movement associated with the white lower middle class.

Further reading

• zef on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Fez, fez

French

Alternative forms

• zeph, zèf

Etymology

Clipping of zéphyr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /z?f/

Noun

zef m (uncountable)

1. (France, slang) wind

Further reading

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