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geel

geel

Afrikaans

Adjective

geel (attributive gele, comparative geler, superlative geelste)

  1. yellow

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -eːl
  • IPA(key): /ɣeːl/

Etymology

From Old Dutch *gelo, from Proto-Germanic *gelwaz.

Adjective

geel (comparative geler, superlative geelst)

  1. yellow

Inflection

Inflection of geel
uninflected geel
inflected gele
comparative geler
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial geel geler het geelst
het geelste
indefinite m./f. sing. gele gelere geelste
n. sing. geel geler geelste
plural gele gelere geelste
definite gele gelere geelste
partitive geels gelers

Derived terms

See also

Colors in Dutch · kleuren (layout · text)
     rood      groen      geel      roomwit      wit
     karmijnrood      magenta      groenblauw/petrolblauw      groengeel/limoengroen      roze
     indigo      blauw      oranje      grijs      violet
     zwart      paars      bruin      azuurblauw      blauwgroen/cyaan

Anagrams


German Low German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare German gel (dated variant of gelb).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡeːl/

Adjective

geel

  1. (in several dialects, including Low Prussian) yellow

Wiradhuri

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Gamilaraay giili and Ngiyambaa kiil.

Noun

geel

  1. urine
    • 1904, R. H. Mathews, The Wiradyuri and other languages of New South Wales, in The Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. 34
      Urine .... .... .... kil.