gäl

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gal"

German Low German

Adjective

gäl

1. Alternative spelling of gęl

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse gjǫlnar f pl, from Proto-Germanic *gelunō, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel-, distantly related to Ancient Greek χεῖλος (kheîlos, “snout, beak, lip”). Cognate with English gill, Danish gælle and Norwegian gjelle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɛːl/

Noun

gäl c

1. a gill (breathing organ of aquatic animals)

Declension

Declension of gäl

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	gäl	gäls
	definite	gälen	gälens
plural	indefinite	gälar	gälars
	definite	gälarna	gälarnas

References

• gäl in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• gäl in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• gäl in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB) (noun sense 1)

Etymology 2

Related to English Gael and Irish Gael.

Alternative forms

• gael

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɛːl/

Noun

gäl c

1. Gael (member of an ethnic group)

Declension

Declension of gäl

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	gäl	gäls
	definite	gälen	gälens
plural	indefinite	gäler	gälers
	definite	gälerna	gälernas

Related terms

• gälisk
• gäliska

References

• gäl in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB) (noun sense 2)

Anagrams

• älg