gul
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Classical Persian گُل (gul, “flower”).
Noun
gul (plural guls)
- Any medallionlike design on a Central or West Asian rug.
Anagrams
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *gula, from Proto-Indo-European *gelH-; cognate with English callow, Serbo-Croatian gol, Latvian gāle (“sheet of ice, black ice”).[1] Possibly related to ngul.
Adjective
gul (feminine gule)
Derived terms
References
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “gul”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 126
Aleut
Pronunciation
Verb
gul
- (Western) to go through
References
- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
Bouyei
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *kuːᴬ (“I; me”), *kawᴬ (“I; me”). Cognate with Thai กู (guu), Zhuang gou.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
gul
Bura
Pronunciation
Noun
gul
References
- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
Cornish
Etymology
Contraction of gwul, cognate with Welsh gwneud, 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
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse gulr, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“to shine”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
gul
Inflection
Inflection of gul | |||
---|---|---|---|
Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | gul | — | —2 |
Indefinite 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
hvid | grå | sort |
rød; højrød | orange; brun | gul; flødefarvet |
lime | grøn | |
cyan; turkis | azurblå | blå |
violet; indigo | magenta; lilla | lyserød |
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Uncertain. Probably cognate with West Frisian gol (“kind of heart”), Middle English gulle (“friendly”). A relation to gutsen has been suggested.[1]
Adjective
gul (comparative guller, superlative gulst)
Declension
Declension 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
- (generous): genereus, goedgeefs, munificent, vrijgevig, royaal
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch *gul(le) (attested only in the diminutive gullekijn). Uncertain, but plausibly related to geel (“yellow”).
Noun
gul m or f (plural gullen, diminutive gulletje n)
- young cod
References
- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “gul”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
Faroese
Adjective
gul
- inflection of gulur:
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian گُل (gul, “flower, rose”).
Pronunciation
Noun
gul (first-person possessive gulku, second-person possessive gulmu, third-person possessive gulnya)
Further reading
- “gul” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Khalaj
Perso-Arabic | گُل |
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Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian گل (gul).
Pronunciation
Noun
gul (definite accusative gulı, plural gullar)
Declension
References
- Doerfer, Gerhard (1980) Wörterbuch des Chaladsch (Dialekt von Charrab) [Khalaj dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó
Mangas
Pronunciation
Noun
gul
References
- Blench, Robert; Bulkaam, Michael (2021) An Introduction to Mantsi, a South Bauchi language of Central Nigeria. University of Cambridge.
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Norse gulr, from Proto-Germanic *gulaz.
Pronunciation
Adjective
gul
Descendants
See also
whit | grey, hor | blak |
red; cremesyn, gernet | citrine, aumbre; broun, tawne | yelow, dorry, gul; canevas |
grasgrene | grene | |
plunket; ewage | asure, livid | blewe, blo, pers |
violet; inde | rose, murrey; purpel, purpur | claret |
References
- “gul, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
North Frisian
Chemical element | |
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Au | Next: kwaksalwer (Hg) |
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Frisian gold, from Proto-Germanic *gulþą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥tóm (“gold”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“yellow”).
Noun
gul n
Northern Kurdish
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian گُل (gul).
Noun
gul f
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
Pronunciation
Adjective
gul (masculine and feminine gul, neuter gult, definite singular and plural gule, comparative gulere, indefinite superlative gulest, definite superlative guleste)
Derived terms
References
- “gul” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse gulr, from Proto-Germanic *gulaz. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“green, yellow”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
gul (neuter gult, definite singular and plural gule, comparative gulare, indefinite superlative gulast, definite superlative gulaste)
Derived terms
See also
kvit | grå | svart |
raud | oransje; brun | gul |
grøn | ||
(turkis) | blå | |
rosa; lilla | rosa |
References
- “gul” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Interjection
gul
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
gul m animal
Declension
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
gul f
Further reading
- gul in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- gul in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
gul m (genitive singular guil)
- verbal noun of guil
Southwestern Dinka
Noun
gul
References
- Dinka-English Dictionary[1], 2005
Sumerian
Romanization
gul
- Romanization of 𒄢 (gul)
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse gulr, from Proto-Germanic *gulaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“to shine”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
gul (comparative gulare, superlative gulast)
Declension
Inflection of gul | |||
---|---|---|---|
Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | gul | gulare | gulast |
Neuter singular | gult | gulare | gulast |
Plural | gula | gulare | gulast |
Masculine plural3 | gule | 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. 3) Dated or archaic |
Noun
gul
Related terms
Turkmen
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kul (“slave, servant”). Cognate to Turkish kul (“slave, servant”)
Noun
gul (definite accusative guly, plural gullar)
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
Uzbek
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian گُل (gul). Compare Turkish gül.
Pronunciation
Noun
gul (plural gullar)
Declension
Synonyms
Volapük
Etymology
From Latin angulus (“angle, corner”).
Pronunciation
Noun
gul (nominative plural guls)
Declension
Welsh
Adjective
gul
- 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
Noun
gul
Zou
Etymology
From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ruul, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-ruːl. Cognates include Khimi Chin mägui and Tibetan སྦྲུལ (sbrul).
Pronunciation
Noun
gul
References
- Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 40
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