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gul
gul
Albanian
Adjective
gul m (feminine gule)
References
- ↑ 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)
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
Cornish consonant mutation | |||||
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unmutated | soft | aspirate | hard | mixed | mixed after 'th |
gul | wul | unchanged | kul | hwul | wul |
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse gulr, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“to shine”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡuːl/, [ɡ̊uːˀl]
Adjective
gul
- yellow (having yellow as its colour)
Inflection
Inflection of gul | |||
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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) | ||||
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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)
Inflection
Inflection of gul | ||||
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uninflected | gul | |||
inflected | gulle | |||
comparative | guller | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | gul | guller | het gulst het gulste |
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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
- gulaardig
- gulhartig
- gulheid
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)
- young cod
Faroese
Adjective
gul
- feminine nominative singular of gulur
- neuter nominative plural of gulur
- neuter accusative plural of gulur
Kurdish
Etymology
Noun
gul f
Derived terms
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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
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)
- yellow (colour)
Derived terms
References
- “gul” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Adjective
gul (neuter singular gult, definite singular and plural gule, comparative gulare, indefinite superlative gulast, definite superlative gulaste)
- yellow (colour)
Derived terms
See also
Colors in Norwegian Nynorsk · fargar (layout · text) | ||||
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raud | grøn | gul | ? | kvit |
? | ? | ? | ? | rosa |
? | blå | oransje | grå | ? |
svart | lilla | brun | ? | (turkis) |
References
- “gul” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish

Etymology
From Old Norse gulr, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“to shine”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡʉːl/
- Rhymes: -ʉːl
Adjective
gul
- colored yellow
Declension
Inflection of gul | |||
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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
- the color yellow
Related terms
Uzbek
Noun
gul (plural gullar)
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | gul | gullar |
genitive | gulning | gullarning |
dative | gulga | gullarga |
accusative | gulni | gullarni |
locative | gulda | gullarda |
ablative | guldan | gullardan |
my | singular | plural |
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nominative | gulim | gullarim |
genitive | gulimning | gullarimning |
dative | gulimga | gullarimga |
accusative | gulimni | gullarimni |
locative | gulimda | gullarimda |
ablative | gulimdan | gullarimdan |
your | singular | plural |
nominative | guling | gullaring |
genitive | gulingning | gullaringning |
dative | gulingga | gullaringga |
accusative | gulingni | gullaringni |
locative | gulingda | gullaringda |
ablative | gulingdan | gullaringdan |
her/his/its | singular | plural |
nominative | guli | gullari |
genitive | gulining | gullarining |
dative | guliga | gullariga |
accusative | gulini | gullarini |
locative | gulida | gullarida |
ablative | gulidan | gullaridan |
our | singular | plural |
nominative | gulimiz | gullarimiz |
genitive | gulimizning | gullarimizning |
dative | gulimizga | gullarimizga |
accusative | gulimizni | gullarimizni |
locative | gulimizda | gullarimizda |
ablative | gulimizdan | gullarimizdan |
your | singular | plural |
nominative | gulingiz | gullaringiz |
genitive | gulingizning | gullaringizning |
dative | gulingizga | gullaringizga |
accusative | gulingizni | gullaringizni |
locative | gulingizda | gullaringizda |
ablative | gulingizdan | gullaringizdan |
their | singular | plural |
nominative | guli | gullari |
genitive | gulining | gullarining |
dative | guliga | gullariga |
accusative | gulini | gullarini |
locative | gulida | gullarida |
ablative | gulidan | gullaridan |