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gul

gul

See also: gül, Gül, and guļ

Albanian

Adjective

gul m (feminine gule)

  1. hornless

References

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

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)
     rød      grøn      gul      flødefarvet      hvid
     højrød      magenta      turkis      lime      lyserød
     indigo      blå      orange      grå      violet
     sort      lilla      brun      azurblå      cyan

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
Related 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

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

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)
     raud      grøn      gul      ?      kvit
     ?      ?      ?      ?      rosa
     ?      blå      oransje      grå      ?
     svart      lilla      brun      ?      (turkis)

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/
  • Rhymes: -ʉːl

Adjective

gul

  1. colored yellow

Declension

Inflection of gul
Indefinite/attributive 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 an attributive role.

Noun

gul

  1. the color yellow

Related terms


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