gella

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcɛlːa/
• Rhymes: -ɛlːa

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Danish gælle (“gill; certain parts removed from a herring before it is processed”), from Old Norse gjǫlnar.

Noun

gella f (genitive singular gellu, nominative plural gellur)

1. the fleshy underpart of a fish’s jaw; (= Basque cococha)

   Synonym: kverksigi

Declension

Declension of gella (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gella	gellan	gellur	gellurnar
accusative	gellu	gelluna	gellur	gellurnar
dative	gellu	gellunni	gellum	gellunum
genitive	gellu	gellunnar	gella	gellanna

Derived terms

• hrista gelluna

Etymology 2

Probably borrowed from English gal.

Noun

gella f (genitive singular gellu, nominative plural gellur)

1. (slang) an attractive or stylish girl or young woman; babe, chick, bird (UK)

   Synonyms: skutla, skvísa

   Ég hitti þessa geðveikt flottu gellu í skólanum, en hún átti kærasta.

   I met this insanely hot babe at school, but she had a boyfriend.

Declension

Declension of gella (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gella	gellan	gellur	gellurnar
accusative	gellu	gelluna	gellur	gellurnar
dative	gellu	gellunni	gellum	gellunum
genitive	gellu	gellunnar	gella	gellanna

See also

• gaur
• stúlka