geil
See also: Geil
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch gheil, from Old Dutch *geil, from Proto-Germanic *gailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰoylos (“frothing, tempestuous, wanton”). Cognate to English gole, German geil.
Pronunciation
- (deprecated use of
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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
Faroese
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Etymology
From Old Norse geil, from Proto-Germanic *gailō.
Pronunciation
- (deprecated use of
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Noun
geil f (genitive singular geilar, plural geilar)
- fenced lane along which animals (cattle) can be driven through the bøur out onto the hagi[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 Old High German geil, from Proto-Germanic *gailaz.
Pronunciation
- (deprecated use of
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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
- (colloquial, vulgar, of people) sexy; hot
- (dated, of plants) growing abundantly
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “geil” in Duden online
Anagrams
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse geil, from Proto-Germanic *gailō.
Pronunciation
- (deprecated use of
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Noun
geil f (genitive singular geilar, nominative plural geilar)
Declension
Declension of geil | ||||
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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 |
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- Rhymes:Dutch/ɛi̯l
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch adjectives
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