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==Norwegian Nynorsk== |
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===Alternative forms=== |
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* {{l|nn|geile}} |
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===Etymology=== |
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From {{inh|nn|non|geil|g=f}}, from {{inh|nn|gem-pro|*gailō}}. |
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===Noun=== |
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# narrow [[passage]], especially between [[house]]s |
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# a [[deep]] [[cliff]] |
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====Inflection==== |
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|Aasen1=Geil {{g|f}} |
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|Aasen2=''Geili'' |
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|Aasen3=Geilar |
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|Aasen4=''Geilarna'' |
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|1901d=''geilarne'' (''geilane'') |
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|1917b=geila, ''geili'' |
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|1917c=geilar, geiler |
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|1917d=geilane, geilene |
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|1938b=geila [''geili''] |
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|1938c=geiler |
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|1938d=geiler |
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|1959a=geil {{g|m|f}} |
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|1959b=geilen, geila [''geili''] |
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|1959c=geilar, geiler |
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|1959d=geilar, geilene |
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|2012a=geil {{g|m|f}} |
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|2012b=geilen, geila |
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|2012c=geilar, geiler |
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|2012d=geilane, geilene |
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====Related terms==== |
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* {{l|nn|gjel}} |
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===References=== |
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* {{R:ND}} |
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==Old Norse== |
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===Etymology=== |
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From {{inh|non|gem-pro|*gailō}}. |
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===Noun=== |
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{{non-noun|f|geilar|geilar}} |
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# narrow [[glen]], [[lane]] |
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====Declension==== |
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{{non-decl-f-o|geil}} |
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====Descendants==== |
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{{top2}} |
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* {{desc|is|geil}} |
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* {{desc|fo|geil}} |
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* {{desc|nn|geil|g=m|g2=f}} |
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* {{desc|nb|geil|g=m|g2=f}} |
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===References=== |
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* {{R:Zoega}} |
Revision as of 15:40, 20 January 2021
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.
Pronunciation
Adjective
geil (comparative geiler, superlative geilst)
- voluptuous, lusty
- horny, lusting, randy, sexually focused and/or aroused
- (about soil) too fat/ fertile
- (about vegetation) too abundantly growing, excessively luscious
- (slang) cool
- Hun nieuwe motor is fokking geil.
- Their new bike is fucking ace.
- sexy, good looking, pretty
Inflection
Declension of geil | ||||
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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
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse geil, from Proto-Germanic *gailō.
Pronunciation
Noun
geil f (genitive singular geilar, plural geilar)
- fenced lane along which animals (cattle) can be driven through the field out onto the pasture[1]
- (plural, in expressions) street
- (sheep) hollow on the inside of a ram's horn
- (nautical) small passage (e.g. between two skerries)
- (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
- ^ 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, from Proto-Germanic *gailaz.
Pronunciation
Adjective
geil (comparative geiler, superlative am geilsten)
- (mildly vulgar) salacious; lustful; horny
- (colloquial, mildly vulgar, with auf) keen on; bent on
- (colloquial, mildly vulgar) great; cool; awesome
- 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
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 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
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (colloquial, vulgar, of people) sexy; hot
- (archaic, of plants) growing abundantly
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “geil” in Duden online
- “geil” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “geil” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
Anagrams
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse geil, from Proto-Germanic *gailō.
Pronunciation
Noun
geil f (genitive singular geilar, nominative plural geilar)
Declension
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse geil f, from Proto-Germanic *gailō.
Noun
geil f or m (definite singular geilen or geila, indefinite plural geilar or geiler, definite plural geilane or geilene)
Inflection
Historical inflection of geil
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. |
Related terms
References
- “geil” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gailō.
Noun
geil f (genitive geilar, plural geilar)
Declension
Descendants
- Icelandic: geil
- Faroese: geil
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References
- “geil”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch
- Dutch terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
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- Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Dutch terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch terms with audio links
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɛi̯l
- Dutch lemmas
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- Estonian non-lemma forms
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- Faroese terms derived from Old Norse
- Faroese terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Faroese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Faroese lemmas
- Faroese nouns
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- fo:Nautical
- fo:Sports
- German terms inherited from Middle High German
- German terms derived from Middle High German
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- Rhymes:German/aɪ̯l
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- Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic 1-syllable words
- Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Icelandic/eiːl
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic nouns
- Icelandic feminine nouns
- Icelandic countable nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
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- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
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- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns with multiple genders
- Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
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- Old Norse lemmas
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