geel

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch geel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xeəl/

Adjective

geel (attributive gele, comparative geler, superlative geelste)

  1. yellow

Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *gelo, from Proto-Germanic *gelwaz.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -eːl
  • IPA(key): /ɣeːl/
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Adjective

geel (comparative geler, superlative geelst)

  1. yellow

Inflection

Inflection of geel
uninflected geel
inflected gele
comparative geler
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial geelgelerhet geelst
het geelste
indefinite m./f. sing. gelegeleregeelste
n. sing. geelgelergeelste
plural gelegeleregeelste
definite gelegeleregeelste
partitive geelsgelers—

Derived terms

See also

Colors in Dutch · kleuren (layout · text)
     wit      grijs      zwart      bruin
             roze              rood ; karmijnrood              oranje              geel ; roomwit
             groengeel/limoengroen              groen                           blauwgroen/cyaan ; groenblauw/petrolblauw
             azuurblauw              blauw              violet ; indigo              magenta ; paars

Anagrams

German Low German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare German gel (dated variant of gelb).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡeːl/

Adjective

geel

  1. (in several dialects, including Low Prussian) yellow

Wiradhuri

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Gamilaraay giili and Ngiyambaa kiil.

Noun

geel

  1. urine
    • 1904, R. H. Mathews, The Wiradyuri and other languages of New South Wales, in The Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. 34
      Urine .... .... .... kil.
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