Gully

See also: gully

English

Proper noun

Gully (plural Gullys)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gully is the 14233^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2107 individuals. Gully is most common among White (61.98%) and Black/African American (30.94%) individuals.

German

Etymology

19th century, from English gully.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡʊli/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Gully m or (rare) n (strong, genitive Gullys, plural Gullys)

1. road drain, gully

   Synonym: Straßenablauf

2. (informal, loosely) manhole

   Synonyms: Kontrollschacht, Einstiegschacht

Declension

Declension of Gully [masculine // neuter (rare), strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der, das	Gully	die	Gullys
genitive	eines	des	Gullys	der	Gullys
dative	einem	dem	Gully	den	Gullys
accusative	einen, ein	den, das	Gully	die	Gullys

Derived terms

• Gullydeckel

Further reading

• “Gully” in Duden online
• “Gully” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache