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

Derived terms

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

IndicativeSubjunctiveImperative
Pres-futImperfectPreteriteConditionalPres-futImperfect
1sgwrav vygwren vygwrug(av) vygwrussen vygwrylliv vygwrellen vy-
2sgwredh jy, gwre'tagwres jygwrugys jy, gwruss'tagwrusses jygwrylli jygwrelles jygwra
3sgwra evgwre evgwrug evgwrussa evgwrello evgwrella evgwres
1pgwren nigwren nigwrussyn nigwrussen nigwryllyn nigwrellen nigwren
2pgwrewgh hwigwrewgh hwigwrussowgh hwigwrussewgh hwigwryllowgh hwigwrellewgh hwigwrewgh
3pgwrons igwrens igwrussons igwrussens igwrellons igwrellens igwrens
0gwrergwresgwruggwrussysgwrellergwrellys-
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
             rød ; højrød              orange ; brun              gul ; flødefarvet
             lime              grøn             
             cyan ; turkis              azurblå              blå
             violet ; indigo              magenta ; lilla              lyserød

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 gulgullerhet gulst
het gulste
indefinite m./f. sing. gullegulleregulste
n. sing. gulgullergulste
plural gullegulleregulste
definite gullegulleregulste
partitive gulsgullers
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 or 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 (masculine and feminine gul, neuter 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 (masculine and feminine gul, neuter 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
             raud              oransje ; brun              gul
                          grøn             
             (turkis)                           blå
                          rosa ; lilla              rosa

References


Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡul/

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic

Interjection

gul

  1. gobble (sound of a turkey)
  2. gurgle

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Arabic غُول‎ (ḡūl).

Noun

gul m anim

  1. (mythology) ghoul
Declension

Etymology 3

Noun

gul

  1. genitive plural of gula

Further reading

  • gul in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

gul m (genitive singular guil)

  1. verbal noun of guil

Swedish

Rapeseed flowers

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡʉːl/
  • (file)
  • 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
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
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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