gelus
Latin
Noun
gelus m (variously declined, genitive *gelūs or *gelī); fourth declension, second declension
- Alternative form of gelu
Usage notes
- Nominative singular gelus and accusative singular gelum are attested in ancient Latin (Old, Classical, Late Latin). These forms could belong to both the second declension (genitive *gelī) and the fouth declension (genitive *gelūs). In dictionaries (Lewis and Short, Gaffiot) it is mentioned as a fourth declension noun.
Noun
gelūs
- genitive singular of gelū
References
- gelum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- gelu in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- gelus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
Old French
Etymology
From Late Latin. See jalous.
Adjective
gelus m (oblique and nominative feminine singular geluse or gelusse)
- eager; zealous
- jealous
- circa 1250, Marie de France, Lai de Guigemar,
- Gelus esteit a desmesure
- He was jealous, incredibly so
- Gelus esteit a desmesure
- circa 1250, Marie de France, Lai de Guigemar,
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