գել

Armenian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

The regular development of Old Armenian գայլ (gayl) in dialects.

Noun

գել • (gel) (traditional orthography spelling գէլ)

  1. (dialectal) Alternative form of գայլ (gayl)
Declension

Etymology 2

From Old Armenian գել (gel); see it for more.

Adjective

գել • (gel) (superlative ամենագել)

  1. tight, stiff; twisted
Declension

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

  • գէլ (gēl)

Etymology

Deverbal from գելում (gelum).

Adjective

գել • (gel)

  1. tight, stiff
  2. intwined, twisted
  3. crooked, curved

Descendants

  • Armenian: գել (gel)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “գել”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “գել”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “գել”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
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