gul

See also: Gul, gül, Gül, and guļ

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *gula, from Proto-Indo-European *golH-o-; cognate with English callow, Serbo-Croatian gol, Latvian gāle ‘sheet of ice, black ice’.[1]

Adjective

gul m (feminine gule)

  1. (Arbëresh) hornless

Derivatives

References

  1. ↑ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “gul”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 126

Aleut

Pronunciation

  • (Western) IPA(key): /ˈɣul/

Verb

gul

  1. (Western) to go through

References

Bouyei

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *kuːᴬ (“I; me”), *kawᴬ (“I; me”). Cognate with Thai กู (guu), Zhuang gou.

Pronoun

gul

  1. I; me

Bura

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡúl]

Noun

gul

  1. small hole

References

Cornish

Etymology

Contraction of gwul, cognate with Breton ober (conjugation in gr-).

Verb

gul (irregular)

  1. do, make

Conjugation

Indicative Subjunctive Imperative
Pres-fut Imperfect Preterite Conditional Pres-fut Imperfect
1s gwrav vy gwren vy gwrug(av) vy gwrussen vy gwrylliv vy gwrellen vy -
2s gwredh jy, gwre'ta gwres jy gwrugys jy, gwruss'ta gwrusses jy gwrylli jy gwrelles jy gwra
3s gwra ev gwre ev gwrug ev gwrussa ev gwrello ev gwrella ev gwres
1p gwren ni gwren ni gwrussyn ni gwrussen ni gwryllyn ni gwrellen ni gwren
2p gwrewgh hwi gwrewgh hwi gwrussowgh hwi gwrussewgh hwi gwryllowgh hwi gwrellewgh hwi gwrewgh
3p gwrons i gwrens i gwrussons i gwrussens i gwrellons i gwrellens i gwrens
0 gwrer gwres gwrug gwrussys gwreller gwrellys -
Present participle: ow kul
Verbal adjective: gwrys

Mutation

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse gulr, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“to shine”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡuːl/, [ɡ̊uːˀl]

Adjective

gul

  1. yellow (having yellow as its colour)

Inflection

Inflection of gul
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular gul — —2
Neuter singular gult — —2
Plural gule — —2
Definite attributive1 gule — —
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

See also

Colors in Danish · farver (layout · text)
     hvid      grå      sort      brun
             lyserød              rød ; højrød              orange              gul ; flødefarvet
             lime              grøn                           cyan ; turkis
             azurblå              blå              violet ; indigo              magenta ; lilla

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ʏl
  • IPA(key): /ɣʏl/

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Probably cognate with West Frisian gol (“kind of heart”), Middle English gulle (“friendly”).

Adjective

gul (comparative guller, superlative gulst)

  1. generous, unselfish
  2. unsparing, plentiful
  3. hearty, cordial
    Hij lachte gul.
    He laughed heartily.
Inflection
Inflection of gul
uninflected gul
inflected gulle
comparative guller
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial gul guller het gulst
het gulste
indefinite m./f. sing. gulle gullere gulste
n. sing. gul guller gulste
plural gulle gullere gulste
definite gulle gullere gulste
partitive guls gullers —
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch *gul(le) (attested only in the diminutive gullekijn). Of uncertain origin, but plausibly related to geel (“yellow”).

Noun

gul m, f (plural gullen, diminutive gulletje n)

  1. young cod

Faroese

Adjective

gul

  1. feminine nominative singular of gulur
  2. neuter nominative plural of gulur
  3. neuter accusative plural of gulur

Kurdish

Etymology

From Persian گل‎ (gol).

Noun

gul f

  1. flower

Derived terms

  • gulan
  • gulav
  • gulberoj
  • gulbihar
  • gulbijêr
  • gulbijêrk
  • gulçin
  • gulçinî
  • gulçîn
  • gulçînî
  • gulçînîtî
  • guldank
  • guldeste
  • guleberbiro
  • gulebûk
  • gulfîdan
  • gulgîn
  • gulgulî
  • gulhingivîn
  • gulî
  • gulî
  • gulî
  • gulik
  • gulik
  • gulistan
  • gulistanî
  • gulî
  • gulkelem
  • gulkelemî
  • gulnas
  • gulnasî
  • gulnesrîn
  • gulperî
  • gulşen
  • gulşen
  • gulyar
  • gulyarî
  • gulzan
  • gulzanî

North Frisian

Chemical element
Au
Next: kwaksalwer (Hg)

Etymology

From Old Frisian gold (“gold”), from Proto-Germanic *gulþą (“gold”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥tóm (“gold”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“yellow; gleam; to shine”).

Noun

gul n

  1. (Föhr-Amrum) gold

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse gulr

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡʉːɽ/, /ɡʉːl/
  • Rhymes: -ʉːɽ

Adjective

gul (neuter singular gult, definite singular and plural gule, comparative gulere, indefinite superlative gulest, definite superlative guleste)

  1. yellow (colour)

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse gulr

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡʉːl/

Adjective

gul (neuter singular gult, definite singular and plural gule, comparative gulare, indefinite superlative gulast, definite superlative gulaste)

  1. yellow (colour)

Derived terms

See also

Colors in Norwegian Nynorsk · fargar (layout · text)
     kvit      grå      svart      brun
             rosa              raud              oransje              gul
                          grøn                           (turkis)
                          blå                           rosa ; lilla

References

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

gul m (genitive singular guil)

  1. verbal noun of guil

Swedish

Rapeseed flowers

Etymology

From Old Norse gulr, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“to shine”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡʉːl/
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  • Rhymes: -ʉːl

Adjective

gul

  1. colored yellow

Declension

Inflection of gul
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular gul gulare gulast
Neuter singular gult gulare gulast
Plural gula gulare gulast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 gule gulare gulaste
All gula gulare gulaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.

Noun

gul

  1. the color yellow

Turkmen

Noun

gul (definite accusative guly, plural gullar)

  1. slave
  2. servant

Declension

Uzbek

Noun

gul (plural gullar)

  1. flower

Declension

Synonyms

Volapük

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡul/

Noun

gul (plural guls)

  1. angle
  2. corner

Declension

Welsh

Adjective

gul

  1. Soft mutation of cul (“narrow”).

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cul gul nghul chul
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Zazaki

Etymology

Compare Persian گل‎ (gul).

Noun

gul ?

  1. rose
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