gel

See also: gél, Gel, GEL, and gęl

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: jĕl, IPA(key): /dʒɛl/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛl
  • 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.
    • 2013 May-June, Charles T. Ambrose, “Alzheimer’s Disease”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 200:
      Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads.
  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).
    • 2017 June 3, Daniel Taylor, “Real Madrid win Champions League as Cristiano Ronaldo double defeats Juv”, in The Guardian (London)‎:
      It ended, as it so often does, with that familiar smile. Cristiano Ronaldo – gelled hair, dazzling teeth, magic in his boots – will never forget the night he scored the 600th goal of an almost implausible career.
  1. (intransitive) To become a gel.
  2. (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.
Translations

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Etymology 2

Imitative of upper-class British pronunciation of girl.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: gĕl, IPA(key): /ɡɛl/

Noun

gel (plural gels)

  1. (Britain) A girl.

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

gel m (plural gels)

  1. ice

Synonyms

Cimbrian

Adjective

gel

  1. yellow

References

  • Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒɛl/, /dʒɛl/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

gel m, n (plural gels)

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

Anagrams

Dutch Low Saxon

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡeːl/

Adjective

gel

  1. yellow

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒɛl/
  • audio(file)

Noun

gel m (plural gels)

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

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • gelivure
  • gélifier

See also

Further reading

German

Adjective

gel (comparative geler, superlative am gelsten)

  1. (archaic) Alternative spelling of gelb (yellow).

Declension

Comparative forms of gel
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist geler sie ist geler es ist geler sie sind geler
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative gelerer gelere geleres gelere
genitive geleren gelerer geleren gelerer
dative gelerem gelerer gelerem geleren
accusative geleren gelere geleres gelere
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der gelere die gelere das gelere die geleren
genitive des geleren der geleren des geleren der geleren
dative dem geleren der geleren dem geleren den geleren
accusative den geleren die gelere das gelere die geleren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein gelerer eine gelere ein geleres (keine) geleren
genitive eines geleren einer geleren eines geleren (keiner) geleren
dative einem geleren einer geleren einem geleren (keinen) geleren
accusative einen geleren eine gelere ein geleres (keine) geleren

German Low German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡeːl/

Adjective

gel

  1. Alternative spelling of geel

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /cɛːl/
  • Rhymes: -ɛːl

Noun

gel n (genitive singular gels, no plural)

  1. gel

Declension

Nalca

Noun

gel

  1. woman
  2. wife

Old French

Alternative forms

Contraction

gel

  1. Contraction of ge + le (I […] it)

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *gelos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₂- (“to shine”).

Adjective

gel

  1. bright
  2. clear
  3. white

Declension

o/ā-stem
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative gel gel gel
Vocative gil*
gel**
Accusative gel gil
Genitive gil gile gil
Dative giul gil giul
Plural Masculine Feminine/neuter
Nominative gil gela
Vocative gilu
gela†
Accusative gilu
gela†
Genitive gel
Dative gelaib
Notes *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative

**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized

Derived terms

Descendants

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
gel gel
pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/		 ngel
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • “1 gel” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Old Saxon

Etymology

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

Adjective

gēl (comparative gēloro, superlative gēlost)

  1. wanton, lustful; wicked

Declension


Comparative forms of gēl (weak only)
Weak declension
gender masculine neuter feminine
case singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative gēloro gēloru gēlora gēloru gēlora gēloru
accusative gēlorun gēlorun gēlorun gēlorun gēlora gēlorun
genitive gēlorun gēloronō gēlorun gēloronō gēlorun gēloronō
dative gēlorun gēlorum gēlorun gēlorum gēlorun gēlorum


Superlative forms of gēl
Strong declension
gender masculine neuter feminine
case singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative gēlost gēloste gēlost gēlostu gēlost gēloste
accusative gēlostana gēloste gēlosta gēlostu gēlost gēloste
genitive gēlostes gēlostarō gēlostaro gēlostarō gēlostes gēlostarō
dative gēlostumu gēlostum gēlostaro gēlostum gēlostumu gēlostum
Weak declension
gender masculine neuter feminine
case singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative gēlosto gēlostu gēlosta gēlostu gēlosta gēlostu
accusative gēlostun gēlostun gēlostun gēlostun gēlosta gēlostun
genitive gēlostun gēlostonō gēlostun gēlostonō gēlostun gēlostonō
dative gēlostun gēlostum gēlostun gēlostum gēlostun gēlostum


Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛw

Noun

gel m (plural géis or geles (rare))

  1. gel (suspension of solid in liquid)

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxel/

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

Further reading

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English girl.

Noun

gel

  1. girl

Turkish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɟɛl/

Verb

gel

  1. imperative of gelmek
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