Gelee

See also: gelee, gelée, and gélée

German

Alternative forms

• Gelée (now nonstandard, but still met with)

Etymology

18th century, from French gelée.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒeˈleː/, [ʒeˈleː], [ʒə-]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -eː

Noun

Gelee n or m (strong, genitive Gelees, plural Gelees)

1. jelly (food based on boiled gelantine)

Usage notes

• Like English jelly mostly used of sweet kinds, while savoury ones are more often called Aspik or Gallert. The word Sülze (southern Sulz) properly refers to food in aspic, but may also be used loosely for the latter specifically.

Declension

Declension of Gelee [neuter // masculine, strong]

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

Derived terms

• Fruchtgelee

Related terms

• gelieren

Further reading

• “Gelee” in Duden online