gelen

See also: Gelen, gelén, and gələn

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈʒɛ.lən]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈd͡ʒɛ.len]

Verb

gelen

1. third-person plural present indicative of gelar

German

Adjective

gelen

1. inflection of gel:
   1. strong genitive masculine/neuter singular
   2. weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular
   3. strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular
   4. strong dative plural
   5. weak/mixed all-case plural

Malay

Etymology

From English gallon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡelen/
• Rhymes: -elen, -len, -en

Noun

gelen (Jawi spelling ݢيلين, plural gelen-gelen, informal 1st possessive gelenku, 2nd possessive gelenmu, 3rd possessive gelennya)

1. exactly 4.54609 litres; an imperial gallon

   4 gelen air ― 4 gallons of water

Derived terms

• bergelen-gelen
• segelen

 

Further reading

• “gelen” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Middle English

Alternative forms

• gellyn

Etymology

From Old French geler, from Latin gelāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʒɛˈlən/, /ˈdʒɛːlən/

Verb

gelen

1. To solidify or geal.

Conjugation

Conjugation of gelen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) gelen, gele
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	gele	geled
2nd-person singular	gelest	geledest
3rd-person singular	geleth	geled
subjunctive singular	gele
imperative singular		—
plural1	gelen, gele	geleden, gelede
imperative plural	geleth, gele	—
participles	gelynge, gelende	geled, ygeled

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Related terms

• congelen
• gele

Descendants

• English: geal
• Scots: geal, jeel

References

• “ǧelen, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-11.

Turkish

Adjective

gelen

1. (present participle of gelmek) coming, incoming

Antonyms

• giden

See also

• gelen giden

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛlɛn/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡeːlɛn/, /ˈɡɛlɛn/

Verb

gelen

1. Soft mutation of celen.