gele

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See also: Gele, gelé, gèle, gelê, gėle, gėlė, and gėlę

English

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A Yoruba woman wearing a gele

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Yoruba gèlè.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gele (plural gele or geles)

  1. A traditional head tie native to Yoruba women of West Africa (Nigeria, Benin and Togo).
    • 2024 July 25, Jason Farago, “Why the Olympics’ Parade of Nations Is the World’s Costume Party”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
      At recent parades of nations women on the Indian team have worn saris, and on the Nigerian one geles. Caribbean contingents can be relied on for color.

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Afrikaans

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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gele

  1. attributive form of geel

Bambara

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Noun

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gele

  1. African mesquite (Prosopis africana)

Danish

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Etymology

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From French gelée, from Latin gelātus (frozen).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gele c (singular definite geleen, plural indefinite geleer)

  1. jelly
  2. gel

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -eːlə
  • IPA(key): /ˈɣeː.lə/

Adjective

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gele

  1. inflection of geel:
    1. masculine/feminine singular attributive
    2. definite neuter singular attributive
    3. plural attributive

Anagrams

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German

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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gele

  1. inflection of gel:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Indonesian

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Noun

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gele (first-person possessive geleku, second-person possessive gelemu, third-person possessive gelenya)

  1. marijuana

Middle English

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Old French gelee (frost), from Early Medieval Latin gelāta. Equivalent to gelen +‎ -e (participial suffix).

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /dʒɛˈleː/, /ˈdʒɛːleː/

    Noun

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    gele (plural gelees)

    1. A jelly made from the stock of meats or a meal it is part of.
    2. (medicine) A jelly used as a pharmaceutical.
    3. Any jelly or something that resembles it.
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    Descendants

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    • English: jelly
    • Scots: jeely

    References

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    Niuean

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    Verb

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    gele

    1. start crying

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    Norwegian Bokmål

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    Noun

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    gele m (definite singular geleen, indefinite plural geleer, definite plural geleene)

    1. alternative spelling of gelé

    Norwegian Nynorsk

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    Noun

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    gele m (definite singular geleen, indefinite plural gelear, definite plural geleane)

    1. alternative spelling of gelé

    Portuguese

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    Verb

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    gele

    1. inflection of gelar:
      1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
      2. third-person singular imperative

    West Makian

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    Pronunciation

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    Verb

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    gele

    1. (stative) to be blunt

    Conjugation

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    Conjugation of gele (stative verb)
    singular plural
    inclusive exclusive
    1st person tigele migele agele
    2nd person nigele figele
    3rd person inanimate igele digele
    animate magele
    imperative —, gele —, gele

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    References

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    • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[2], Pacific linguistics

    Yoruba

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    Obìnrin t'ó ń we gèlè.

    Etymology

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    Probably from Hausa gyàlè (shawl).

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    Noun

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    gèlè

    1. a woman's headwrap
      we gèlèto wear a gele

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