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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From {{inh|nl|dum|gheil}}, from {{inh|nl|odt|*geil}}, from {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*gail}}, from {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*gailaz}}, from {{der|nl|ine-pro|*gʰoylos||frothing, tempestuous, wanton}}. Cognate to {{cog|en|gole}}, {{cog|de|geil}}.
From {{inh|nl|dum|gheil}}, from {{inh|nl|odt|*geil}}, from {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*gail}}, from {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*gailaz}}, from {{der|nl|ine-pro|*gʰoylos||frothing, tempestuous, wanton}}. Cognate to {{cog|en|gole}}, {{cog|de|geil}}.

The slang meaning of "cool" was likely borrowed from {{bor|nl|de|geil}}.


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|nl|/ɣɛi̯l/}}
* {{IPA|nl|/ɣɛi̯l/}}
* {{audio|nl|Nl-geil.ogg|Audio}}
* {{audio|nl|Nl-geil.ogg}}
* {{hyph|nl|geil}}
* {{hyph|nl|geil}}
* {{rhymes|nl|ɛi̯l}}
* {{rhymes|nl|ɛi̯l|s=1}}


===Adjective===
===Adjective===
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====Derived terms====
====Derived terms====
{{col-auto|nl
⚫
* {{l|nl|bloedgeil}}
|aandachtsgeil
⚫
* {{l|nl|botergeil}}
⚫
|bloedgeil
⚫
* {{l|nl|geilaard}}
⚫
|botergeil
⚫
* {{l|nl|geilen}}
⚫
|geilaard
⚫
* {{l|nl|geilheid}}
⚫
|geilen
⚫
* {{l|nl|geilmakend}}
⚫
|geilheid
⚫
* {{l|nl|geilneef}}
⚫
|geilmakend
⚫
* {{l|nl|mediageil}}
⚫
|geilneef
⚫
* {{l|nl|zo geil als boter}}
|kankergeil
|knettergeil
⚫
|mediageil
|opgeilen
|teringgeil
⚫
|zo geil als boter
}}


===Anagrams===
===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|nl|a=egil|lieg}}
* {{anagrams|nl|a=egil|lieg}}

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==Estonian==
==Estonian==
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# {{noun form of|et|gei||ade|s}}
# {{noun form of|et|gei||ade|s}}

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==Faroese==
==Faroese==
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===References===
===References===
<references/>
<references/>

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==German==
==German==


===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From {{inh|de|gmh|geil}}, from {{inh|de|goh|geil}}, from {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*gail}}, from {{inh|de|gem-pro|*gailaz}}.
From {{inh|de|gmh|geil}}, from {{inh|de|goh|geil}}, from {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*gail}} ("wanton, lustful"), from {{inh|de|gem-pro|*gailaz}} ("frothing, arrogant, tempestuous, violent, wanton").


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|de|/ɡaɪ̯l/}}
* {{IPA|de|/ɡaɪ̯l/}}
* {{rhymes|de|aɪ̯l}}
* {{rhymes|de|aɪ̯l|s=1}}
* {{audio|de|De-geil.ogg|Audio}}
* {{audio|de|De-geil.ogg}}


===Adjective===
===Adjective===
{{de-adj|er|sten}}
{{de-adj|comp}}


# {{lb|de|mildly|vulgar}} [[salacious]]; [[lustful]]; [[horny]]
# {{lb|de|mildly|vulgar}} [[salacious]]; [[lustful]]; [[horny]]
#* {{quote-book|de|year=1906|title=Josefine Mutzenbacher|author=w:Felix Salten|url=https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/31284/pg31284-images.html|passage=Aber er küßte nur mit den Lippen. Mit der Zunge tat er gar nichts. Und diese heißen Küsse machten mich noch viel '''geiler''', als wenn er mich geschleckt hätte.|t=But he kissed me just with the lips. He did not do anything with his tongue. And these hot kisses made me still much '''more randy''', than if he had licked me.}}
# {{lb|de|colloquial|mildly|_|vulgar|with {{m|de|auf}}}} [[keen]] on; [[bent]] on
# {{lb|de|colloquial|mildly|_|vulgar}} [[keen]]; [[bent]] {{+obj|de|:auf<on something>}}
#* {{quote-book|de|author=Steffen Kirchner|title=Totmotiviert?|year=2015|publisher=GABAL Verlag GmbH|pageurl=https://books.google.com/books?id=fyU1CgAAQBAJ&pg=PA285&dq=%22geil+auf+Geld%22&hl=en&cd=3&source=gbs_api#v=onepage&q=%22geil%20auf%20Geld%22&f=false|isbn=978-3-95623-233-6|page=85|passage=Salopp formuliert könnte man sagen: Unser Gehirn ist '''geil''' auf Geld.|t=Casually said: Our brain is '''keen''' on money.}}
# {{lb|de|colloquial|mildly|_|vulgar}} [[great]]; [[cool]]; [[awesome]]
# {{lb|de|colloquial|mildly|_|vulgar}} [[great]]; [[cool]]; [[awesome]]
#: {{ant|de|ungeil}}
#* {{quote-song
⚫
#* {{quote-song|de|year=2011|artist=Samy Deluxe|album=SchwarzWeiss|title=Poesie Album|passage=Lass sie alle reden, lass die Halle beben / Was für'n '''geiles''' Leben, ich mache Scheine, scheine / Indem ich Reime reime so wie Heinrich Heine|t=Let them all talk, let the hall quake / What an '''awesome''' life, I make money / with rhyming like Heinrich Heine}}
|de
⚫
#* {{quote-song|de|title=Hey Dealer|album=Die Sterne|artist=Die Sterne|year=2019|passage=Hey Dealer / das ist ganz schön '''geil''' / fühlt sich an wie Sonnenschein / alles ganz schön real|t=Hey dealer / this is pretty '''awesome''' / feels like sun shine / all pretty real}}
|year=2011
|artist=Samy Deluxe
|album=SchwarzWeiss
|title=Poesie Album
⚫
|passage=Lass sie alle reden, lass die Halle beben / Was für'n '''geiles''' Leben, ich mache Scheine, scheine / Indem ich Reime reime so wie Heinrich Heine}}
#* {{quote-song
|de
|title=Hey Dealer
|album=Die Sterne
|artist=Die Sterne
|year=2019
⚫
|passage=Hey Dealer / das ist ganz schön '''geil''' / fühlt sich an wie Sonnenschein / alles ganz schön real}}
# {{lb|de|colloquial|vulgar|of people}} [[sexy]]; [[hot]]
# {{lb|de|colloquial|vulgar|of people}} [[sexy]]; [[hot]]
#* {{quote-book|de|author=Paula Lambert|title=Keine Angst, der will nur spielen: Der Männer-Report|year=2014|publisher=Piper ebooks|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XQUVAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT53&|isbn=978-3-492-96270-4|passage=Dann lässt sie sich von Markus den Hintern tätscheln und »'''geile''' Maus« nennen.|t=Then she let Marcus fondling her butt and let him call her '''hot''' chick.}}
# {{lb|de|archaic|of plants}} growing abundantly
# {{lb|de|archaic|of plants}} [[rank]], [[luxuriant]] {{gloss|growing abundantly}}
#* {{RQ:Goethe Werther|volume=1|passage=Sag' du: ‘das ist zu hart! Sie schränkt nur ein, beschneidet die '''geilen''' Reben’ etc.}}
#* {{RQ:Mann Zauberberg|volume=2|page=467|passage=Dem Walde ging es nicht gut, er krankte an dieser '''geilen''' Flechte, sie drohte ihn zu ersticken, das war die allgemeine Meinung, während der kleine Zug auf dem Nadelwege vorwärts schritt, {{...|im Ohr das Geräusch des Zieles, dem man sich näherte, dies Rumpeln und Zischen, das allmählich zum Getöse wurde und Settembrinis Vorhersage wahr zu machen versprach.}}}}


====Declension====
====Declension====
{{de-decl-adj|geil|geiler|geilst}}
{{de-adecl|comp}}


====Derived terms====
====Derived terms====
{{der3|de
{{col3|de
|Geilheit
|Geilheit
|geilo
|notgeil
|notgeil
|promigeil
|promigeil
|supergeil
}}
}}


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* {{anagrams|de|a=egil|Igel}}
* {{anagrams|de|a=egil|Igel}}


{{C|de|Appearance}}
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==Icelandic==
==Icelandic==
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===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|is|/ceiːl/}}
* {{IPA|is|/ceiːl/}}
* {{rhymes|is|eiːl}}
* {{rhymes|is|eiːl|s=1}}


===Noun===
===Noun===
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====Declension====
====Declension====
{{is-decl-noun-f-s1|g|ei|l}}
{{is-decl-noun-f-s1|g|ei|l}}

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==Norwegian Nynorsk==
==Norwegian Nynorsk==


===Alternative forms===
===Alternative forms===
* {{l|nn|geile}}
* {{alt|nn|geile}}


===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From {{inh|nn|non|geil|g=f}}, from {{inh|nn|gem-pro|*gailō}}.
From {{inh|nn|non|geil|g=f}}, from {{inh|nn|gem-pro|*gailō}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|nn|/jɛɪːl/}} {{nn-pronu-note}}


===Noun===
===Noun===
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# narrow [[passage]], especially between [[house]]s
# narrow [[passage]], especially between [[house]]s
# a [[trail]] for [[cattle]]
# a [[deep]] [[cliff]]
# a [[deep]] [[cliff]]


====Inflection====
====Inflection====
{{nn-noun-infl
{{nn-noun-infl
|Aasen1=Geil {{g|f}}
|Aasen1=Geil {{g|f}}, ''Gjeil'' {{g|f}}
|Aasen2=''Geili''
|Aasen2=''Geili'', ''Gjeili''
|Aasen3=Geilar
|Aasen3=Geilar, ''Gjeilar''
|Aasen4=''Geilarna''
|Aasen4=''Geilarna'', ''Gjeilarna''
|1901a=geil {{g|f}}
|1901b=''geili''
|1901c=geilar
|1901d=''geilarne'' (''geilane'')
|1901d=''geilarne'' (''geilane'')
|1917b=geila, ''geili''
|1917b=geila, ''geili''
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|1938b=geila [''geili'']
|1938b=geila [''geili'']
|1938c=geiler
|1938c=geiler
|1938d=geiler
|1938d=geilene
|1959a=geil {{g|m|f}}
|1959a=geil {{g|m|f}}
|1959b=geilen, geila [''geili'']
|1959b=geilen, geila [''geili'']
|1959c=geilar, geiler
|1959c=geilar, geiler
|1959d=geilar, geilene
|1959d=geilane, geilene
|2012a=geil {{g|m|f}}
|2012a=geil {{g|m|f}}
|2012b=geilen, geila
|2012b=geilen, geila
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===References===
===References===
* {{R:ND}}
* {{R:ND}}

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==Old Norse==
==Old Norse==
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* {{desc|is|geil}}
* {{desc|is|geil}}
* {{desc|fo|geil}}
* {{desc|fo|geil}}
* {{desc|nn|geil|g=m|g2=f}}
* {{desc|nn|geil|g=m,f}}
* {{desc|nb|geil|g=m|g2=f}}
* {{desc|nb|geil|g=m,f}}
{{bottom}}
{{bottom}}


Revision as of 08:08, 19 July 2024

See also: Geil

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch gheil, from Old Dutch *geil, from Proto-West Germanic *gail, from Proto-Germanic *gailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰoylos (“frothing, tempestuous, wanton”). Cognate to English gole, German geil.

The slang meaning of "cool" was likely borrowed from German geil.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣɛi̯l/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: geil
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯l

Adjective

geil (comparative geiler, superlative geilst)

  1. voluptuous, lusty
  2. horny, lusting, randy, sexually focused and/or aroused
  3. (about soil) too fat/ fertile
  4. (about vegetation) too abundantly growing, excessively luscious
  5. (slang) cool
    Hun nieuwe motor is fokking geil.
    Their new bike is fucking ace.
  6. sexy, good looking, pretty

Inflection

Declension of geil
uninflected geil
inflected geile
comparative geiler
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial geil geiler het geilst
het geilste
indefinite m./f. sing. geile geilere geilste
n. sing. geil geiler geilste
plural geile geilere geilste
definite geile geilere geilste
partitive geils geilers —

Derived terms

Anagrams

Estonian

Noun

geil

  1. adessive singular of gei

Faroese

FWOTD – 24 November 2013

Etymology

From Old Norse geil, from Proto-Germanic *gailō.

Pronunciation

Noun

geil f (genitive singular geilar, plural geilar)

  1. fenced lane along which animals (cattle) can be driven through the field out onto the pasture[1]
  2. (plural, in expressions) street
  3. (sheep) hollow on the inside of a ram's horn
  4. (nautical) small passage (e.g. between two skerries)
  5. (sports) lane

Declension

f6 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative geil geilin geilar geilarnar
Accusative geil geilina geilar geilarnar
Dative geil geilini geilum geilunum
Genitive geilar geilarinnar geila geilanna

References

  1. ^ W. B. Lockwood: An Introduction to Modern Faroese. Tórshavn: Føroya Skúlabókagrunnur, 3rd printing 1977 p. 212

German

Etymology

From Middle High German geil, from Old High German geil, from Proto-West Germanic *gail ("wanton, lustful"), from Proto-Germanic *gailaz ("frothing, arrogant, tempestuous, violent, wanton").

Pronunciation

Adjective

geil (strong nominative masculine singular geiler, comparative geiler, superlative am geilsten)

  1. (mildly vulgar) salacious; lustful; horny
    • 1906, Felix Salten, Josefine Mutzenbacher‎[1]:
      Aber er küßte nur mit den Lippen. Mit der Zunge tat er gar nichts. Und diese heißen Küsse machten mich noch viel geiler, als wenn er mich geschleckt hätte.
      But he kissed me just with the lips. He did not do anything with his tongue. And these hot kisses made me still much more randy, than if he had licked me.
  2. (colloquial, mildly vulgar) keen; bent [with auf ‘on something’]
    • 2015, Steffen Kirchner, Totmotiviert?, GABAL Verlag GmbH, →ISBN, page 85:
      Salopp formuliert könnte man sagen: Unser Gehirn ist geil auf Geld.
      Casually said: Our brain is keen on money.
  3. (colloquial, mildly vulgar) great; cool; awesome
    Antonym: ungeil
    • 2011, “Poesie Album”, in SchwarzWeiss, performed by Samy Deluxe:
      Lass sie alle reden, lass die Halle beben / Was für'n geiles Leben, ich mache Scheine, scheine / Indem ich Reime reime so wie Heinrich Heine
      Let them all talk, let the hall quake / What an awesome life, I make money / with rhyming like Heinrich Heine
    • 2019, “Hey Dealer”, in Die Sterne, performed by Die Sterne:
      Hey Dealer / das ist ganz schön geil / fühlt sich an wie Sonnenschein / alles ganz schön real
      Hey dealer / this is pretty awesome / feels like sun shine / all pretty real
  4. (colloquial, vulgar, of people) sexy; hot
    • 2014, Paula Lambert, Keine Angst, der will nur spielen: Der Männer-Report‎[2], Piper ebooks, →ISBN:
      Dann lässt sie sich von Markus den Hintern tätscheln und »geile Maus« nennen.
      Then she let Marcus fondling her butt and let him call her hot chick.
  5. (archaic, of plants) rank, luxuriant (growing abundantly)

Declension

Positive forms of geil
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist geil sie ist geil es ist geil sie sind geil
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative geiler geile geiles geile
genitive geilen geiler geilen geiler
dative geilem geiler geilem geilen
accusative geilen geile geiles geile
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der geile die geile das geile die geilen
genitive des geilen der geilen des geilen der geilen
dative dem geilen der geilen dem geilen den geilen
accusative den geilen die geile das geile die geilen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein geiler eine geile ein geiles (keine) geilen
genitive eines geilen einer geilen eines geilen (keiner) geilen
dative einem geilen einer geilen einem geilen (keinen) geilen
accusative einen geilen eine geile ein geiles (keine) geilen
Comparative forms of geil
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist geiler sie ist geiler es ist geiler sie sind geiler
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative geilerer geilere geileres geilere
genitive geileren geilerer geileren geilerer
dative geilerem geilerer geilerem geileren
accusative geileren geilere geileres geilere
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der geilere die geilere das geilere die geileren
genitive des geileren der geileren des geileren der geileren
dative dem geileren der geileren dem geileren den geileren
accusative den geileren die geilere das geilere die geileren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein geilerer eine geilere ein geileres (keine) geileren
genitive eines geileren einer geileren eines geileren (keiner) geileren
dative einem geileren einer geileren einem geileren (keinen) geileren
accusative einen geileren eine geilere ein geileres (keine) geileren
Superlative forms of geil
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist am geilsten sie ist am geilsten es ist am geilsten sie sind am geilsten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative geilster geilste geilstes geilste
genitive geilsten geilster geilsten geilster
dative geilstem geilster geilstem geilsten
accusative geilsten geilste geilstes geilste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der geilste die geilste das geilste die geilsten
genitive des geilsten der geilsten des geilsten der geilsten
dative dem geilsten der geilsten dem geilsten den geilsten
accusative den geilsten die geilste das geilste die geilsten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein geilster eine geilste ein geilstes (keine) geilsten
genitive eines geilsten einer geilsten eines geilsten (keiner) geilsten
dative einem geilsten einer geilsten einem geilsten (keinen) geilsten
accusative einen geilsten eine geilste ein geilstes (keine) geilsten

Derived terms

Further reading

Anagrams

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse geil, from Proto-Germanic *gailō.

Pronunciation

Noun

geil f (genitive singular geilar, nominative plural geilar)

  1. narrow passage, narrow lane

Declension

    Declension of geil
f-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative geil geilin geilar geilarnar
accusative geil geilina geilar geilarnar
dative geil geilinni geilum geilunum
genitive geilar geilarinnar geila geilanna

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse geil f, from Proto-Germanic *gailō.

Pronunciation

Noun

geil f or m (definite singular geilen or geila, indefinite plural geilar or geiler, definite plural geilane or geilene)

  1. narrow passage, especially between houses
  2. a trail for cattle
  3. a deep cliff

Inflection

Historical inflection of geil
indefinite singular definite singular indefinite plural definite plural
Aasen1 Geil f, Gjeil f Geili, Gjeili Geilar, Gjeilar Geilarna, Gjeilarna
1901 geil f geili geilar geilarne (geilane)
1917 geila, geili geilar, geiler geilane, geilene
1938 geila [geili] geiler geilene
1959 geil m or f geilen, geila [geili] geilar, geiler geilane, geilene
2012 (current) geil m or f geilen, geila geilar, geiler geilane, geilene

Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard. Forms in [brackets] were official, but considered second-tier. Forms in (parentheses) were allowed under Midlandsnormalen. 1Nouns were capitalised for most of the 19th century.

References

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gailō.

Noun

geil f (genitive geilar, plural geilar)

  1. narrow glen, lane

Declension

  Declension of geil (strong ō-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative geil geilin geilar geilarnar
accusative geil geilina geilar geilarnar
dative geil geilinni geilum geilunum
genitive geilar geilarinnar geila geilanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: geil
  • Faroese: geil
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: geil m or f
  • Norwegian Bokmål: geil m or f

References

  • “geil”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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