kell

From Proto-Brythonic [Term?], borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin cōleus (“testicle”) (compare Cornish kell, Welsh caill), ultimately from Ancient Greek κολεός (koleós).


kell

kelloù (plural)
killi (plural)
kell (singular unmutated)
gell (mutation-soft singular)
c'hell (mutation-aspirate singular)
kelloù (plural unmutated)
gelloù (mutation-soft plural)
c'helloù (mutation-aspirate plural)

From Latin cella (compare Old Irish cell).


kell

head

kell f (dual diwgell, plural kellow or kellyow)

diwgell (dual)
kellow (plural)
kellyow (plural)

From Proto-Brythonic [Term?], borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin cōleus (“testicle”) (compare Breton kell, Welsh caill), ultimately from Ancient Greek κολεός (koleós).


kell

kellow (plural)
kellyow (plural)
kell (unmutated)
gell (soft)
hell


kell

I'll have him cut to the kell.

c. 1608–1610, Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, “Philaster: Or, Love Lies a Bleeding”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1679, →OCLC, Act V, scene iv:

(obsolete, figurative) That which covers or envelops, like a caul; a net; a fold; a film.

Bury himself in every silkworm's kell

(obsolete) The cocoon or chrysalis of an insect.


kell

(in the plural, colloquial) balls, testicles

kella (genitive)
kella (partitive)
kell (nominative singular)
kellad (nominative plural)
kell (accusative nominative singular)
kellad (accusative nominative plural)
kella (accusative genitive singular)
kellad (accusative genitive plural)
kella (genitive singular)
kellade (genitive plural)
kella (partitive singular)
kelli (partitive plural)
kellasid (partitive plural)
kella (illative singular)
kellasse (illative singular)
kelladesse (illative plural)
kellisse (illative plural)
kellas (inessive singular)
kellades (inessive plural)
kellis (inessive plural)
kellast (elative singular)
kelladest (elative plural)
kellist (elative plural)
kellale (allative singular)
kelladele (allative plural)
kellile (allative plural)
kellal (adessive singular)
kelladel (adessive plural)
kellil (adessive plural)
kellalt (ablative singular)
kelladelt (ablative plural)
kellilt (ablative plural)
kellaks (singular translative)
kelladeks (plural translative)
kelliks (plural translative)
kellani (singular terminative)
kelladeni (plural terminative)
kellana (essive singular)
kelladena (essive plural)
kellata (abessive singular)
kelladeta (abessive plural)
kellaga (comitative singular)
kelladega (comitative plural)

From Proto-Finnic *kellä, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *skellǭ (“bell”).


kell

Ezt látnod kell.

(auxiliary with a verb in the infinitive) must, need to, have to

Kell nekem az a ház.

hu-conj

Forms in parentheses are somewhat archaic or literary.

This verb has no prefix that could split, despite its first few letters.

kellek (indefinite informal second-person singular)
kellesz (formal indefinite second-person-semantically singular third-person)
kellesz (indefinite singular third-person)
kell (first-person indefinite plural)
kellünk (indefinite informal plural second-person)
kelletek (formal indefinite plural second-person-semantically third-person)
kelletek (indefinite plural third-person)
kellenek (indefinite)
intransitive verb (definite first-person plural)
intransitive verb (definite formal second-person-semantically third-person)
intransitive verb (definite informal second-person)
intransitive verb (definite third-person)
definite forms are not used (definite first-person plural)
definite forms are not used (definite formal second-person-semantically third-person)
definite forms are not used (definite informal second-person)
definite forms are not used (definite third-person)
kellettem (indefinite informal past second-person singular)
kellettél (formal indefinite past second-person-semantically singular third-person)
kellettél (indefinite past singular third-person)
kellett (first-person indefinite past plural)
kellettünk (indefinite informal past plural second-person)
kellettetek (formal indefinite past plural second-person-semantically third-person)
kellettetek (indefinite past plural third-person)
kellettek (indefinite past)
or a time adverb (first-person future plural)
or a time adverb (formal future second-person-semantically third-person)
or a time adverb (future informal second-person)
or a time adverb (future third-person)
e.g. kelleni fog. (first-person future plural)
e.g. kelleni fog. (formal future second-person-semantically third-person)
e.g. kelleni fog. (future informal second-person)
e.g. kelleni fog. (future third-person)
kellék (future indefinite)
kellél (indefinite informal second-person singular)
kelle (formal indefinite second-person-semantically singular third-person)
kelle (indefinite singular third-person)
kellénk (first-person indefinite plural)
kellétek (indefinite informal plural second-person)
kellének (formal indefinite plural second-person-semantically third-person)
kellének (indefinite plural third-person)
e.g. kell vala (first-person future past plural)
e.g. kell vala (first-person future past singular third-person)
e.g. kell vala (first-person future plural)
e.g. kell vala (first-person future singular third-person)
e.g. kell vala (formal future past second-person-semantically singular third-person)
e.g. kell vala (formal future second-person-semantically singular third-person)
e.g. kell vala (future informal past second-person)
e.g. kell vala (future informal second-person)
kellett vala (first-person future past plural)
kellett vala (first-person future past singular third-person)
kellett vala (first-person future plural)
kellett vala (first-person future singular third-person)
kellett vala (formal future past second-person-semantically singular third-person)
kellett vala (formal future second-person-semantically singular third-person)
kellett vala (future informal past second-person)
kellett vala (future informal second-person)
volt. (first-person future past plural)
volt. (first-person future past singular third-person)
volt. (first-person future plural)
volt. (first-person future singular third-person)
volt. (formal future past second-person-semantically singular third-person)
volt. (formal future second-person-semantically singular third-person)
volt. (future informal past second-person)
volt. (future informal second-person)
kellendek (future indefinite)
kellendesz (indefinite informal second-person singular)
kellend (formal indefinite second-person-semantically singular third-person)
kellend (indefinite singular third-person)
kellendünk (first-person indefinite plural)
kellendetek (indefinite informal plural second-person)
kellendenek (formal indefinite plural second-person-semantically third-person)
kellendenek (indefinite plural third-person)
kellenék (future indefinite)
kellenél (indefinite informal second-person singular)
kellene (formal indefinite second-person-semantically singular third-person)
kellene (indefinite singular third-person)
kellenénk (first-person indefinite plural)
kellenétek (indefinite informal plural second-person)
kellenének (formal indefinite plural second-person-semantically third-person)
kellenének (indefinite plural third-person)
Indicative past forms followed by volna (past)
e.g. kellett volna (past)
kelljek (indefinite informal second-person singular)
kellj or (formal indefinite second-person-semantically singular third-person)
kellj or (indefinite singular third-person)
kelljél (formal indefinite second-person-semantically singular third-person)
kelljél (indefinite singular third-person)
kelljen (first-person indefinite plural)
kelljünk (indefinite informal plural second-person)
kelljetek (formal indefinite plural second-person-semantically third-person)
kelljetek (indefinite plural third-person)
kelljenek (indefinite)
e.g. kellett légyen
kelleni (infinitive)
kellenem (future infinitive)
kellened (infinitive informal second-person singular)
kellenie (formal infinitive second-person-semantically singular third-person)
kellenie (infinitive singular third-person)
kellenünk (first-person infinitive plural)
kellenetek (infinitive informal plural second-person)
kelleniük (formal infinitive plural second-person-semantically third-person)
kelleniük (infinitive plural third-person)
kellés (noun-from-verb)
kellő (future)
kellett
kellve (adverbial first-person participle plural)
kellve (adverbial informal participle plural second-person)
kellvén (adverbial first-person participle plural)
kellvén (adverbial informal participle plural second-person)
kellhetek (indefinite informal second-person singular)
kellhetsz (formal indefinite second-person-semantically singular third-person)
kellhetsz (indefinite singular third-person)
kellhet (first-person indefinite plural)
kellhetünk (indefinite informal plural second-person)
kellhettek (formal indefinite plural second-person-semantically third-person)
kellhettek (indefinite plural third-person)
kellhetnek (indefinite)
intransitive verb (definite first-person plural)
intransitive verb (definite formal second-person-semantically third-person)
intransitive verb (definite informal second-person)
intransitive verb (definite third-person)
definite forms are not used (definite first-person plural)
definite forms are not used (definite formal second-person-semantically third-person)
definite forms are not used (definite informal second-person)
definite forms are not used (definite third-person)
kellhettem (indefinite informal past second-person singular)
kellhettél (formal indefinite past second-person-semantically singular third-person)
kellhettél (indefinite past singular third-person)
kellhetett (first-person indefinite past plural)
kellhettünk (indefinite informal past plural second-person)
kellhettetek (formal indefinite past plural second-person-semantically third-person)
kellhettetek (indefinite past plural third-person)
kellhettek (indefinite past)
kellheték (indefinite)
kellhetél (indefinite informal second-person singular)
kellhete (formal indefinite second-person-semantically singular third-person)
kellhete (indefinite singular third-person)
kellheténk (first-person indefinite plural)
kellhetétek (indefinite informal plural second-person)
kellhetének (formal indefinite plural second-person-semantically third-person)
kellhetének (indefinite plural third-person)
e.g. kellhet vala (first-person past plural)
e.g. kellhet vala (first-person past singular third-person)
e.g. kellhet vala (first-person plural)
e.g. kellhet vala (first-person singular third-person)
e.g. kellhet vala (formal past second-person-semantically singular third-person)
e.g. kellhet vala (formal second-person-semantically singular third-person)
e.g. kellhet vala (informal past second-person)
e.g. kellhet vala (informal second-person)
kellhetett vala (first-person past plural)
kellhetett vala (first-person past singular third-person)
kellhetett vala (first-person plural)
kellhetett vala (first-person singular third-person)
kellhetett vala (formal past second-person-semantically singular third-person)
kellhetett vala (formal second-person-semantically singular third-person)
kellhetett vala (informal past second-person)
kellhetett vala (informal second-person)
volt. (first-person past plural)
volt. (first-person past singular third-person)
volt. (first-person plural)
volt. (first-person singular third-person)
volt. (formal past second-person-semantically singular third-person)
volt. (formal second-person-semantically singular third-person)
volt. (informal past second-person)
volt. (informal second-person)
kellhetendek (indefinite)
or kellandhatok (indefinite)
kellhetendesz (indefinite informal second-person singular)
or kellandhatsz (indefinite informal second-person singular)
kellhetend (formal indefinite second-person-semantically singular third-person)
kellhetend (indefinite singular third-person)
or kellandhat (formal indefinite second-person-semantically singular third-person)
or kellandhat (indefinite singular third-person)
kellhetendünk (first-person indefinite plural)
or kellandhatunk (first-person indefinite plural)
kellhetendetek (indefinite informal plural second-person)
or kellandhattok (indefinite informal plural second-person)
kellhetendenek (formal indefinite plural second-person-semantically third-person)
kellhetendenek (indefinite plural third-person)
or kellandhatnak (formal indefinite plural second-person-semantically third-person)
or kellandhatnak (indefinite plural third-person)
kellhetnék (indefinite)
kellhetnél (indefinite informal second-person singular)
kellhetne (formal indefinite second-person-semantically singular third-person)
kellhetne (indefinite singular third-person)
kellhetnénk (first-person indefinite plural)
kellhetnétek (indefinite informal plural second-person)
kellhetnének (formal indefinite plural second-person-semantically third-person)
kellhetnének (indefinite plural third-person)
Indicative past forms followed by volna (first-person past third-person)
Indicative past forms followed by volna (formal past second-person-semantically third-person)
Indicative past forms followed by volna (informal past second-person)
e.g. kellhetett volna (first-person past third-person)
e.g. kellhetett volna (formal past second-person-semantically third-person)
e.g. kellhetett volna (informal past second-person)
kellhessek (indefinite informal second-person singular)
kellhess or (formal indefinite second-person-semantically singular third-person)
kellhess or (indefinite singular third-person)
kellhessél (formal indefinite second-person-semantically singular third-person)
kellhessél (indefinite singular third-person)
kellhessen (first-person indefinite plural)
kellhessünk (indefinite informal plural second-person)
kellhessetek (formal indefinite plural second-person-semantically third-person)
kellhessetek (indefinite plural third-person)
kellhessenek (indefinite)
e.g. kellhetett légyen
kellhetni (infinitive)
kellhetnem (infinitive)
kellhetned (infinitive informal second-person singular)
kellhetnie (formal infinitive second-person-semantically singular third-person)
kellhetnie (infinitive singular third-person)
kellhetnünk (first-person infinitive plural)
kellhetnetek (infinitive informal plural second-person)
kellhetniük (formal infinitive plural second-person-semantically third-person)
kellhetniük (infinitive plural third-person)
kellhetve / kellhetvén (adverbial first-person participle plural third-person)
kellhetve / kellhetvén (adverbial formal participle plural second-person-semantically third-person)
kellhetve / kellhetvén (adverbial informal participle plural second-person)
kék (alternative)
köll (alternative)
kő (alternative)

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *kelke- (“to be necessary, need to, must, be obligatory”).


kell

Kelli ktieb.

Ir-raġel kellu ktieb.

Il-Ħajja ma’ l-għarajjes
daret kollha daħkana;
għalihom ferħ biss kellha
u daqq u żfin u għana,
xita ta’ ross, xewqiet
f’għomor mimli għaxqiet;

1975, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Ħajja u l-Għarajjes”, in L-Għanja tas-Sittin:

Kelli nikteb ktieb.

Imnalla għajjatlu Fredu u kellu jwaqqaf l-eloġju ta’ nannuh, għax naħseb l-istorja li kien imiss kienet li għandu xi gżira privata.

2018, Antoinette Borg, Amina, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:

(with following verb) to be obligatory for; to be necessary for; expresses English have to, must

kell- (canonical)
ikoll (imperfect)
kelli (first-person singular)
kellna (first-person plural)
kellek (second-person singular)
kellkom (plural second-person)
kellu (masculine singular third-person)
kellha (feminine singular third-person)
kellhom (plural third-person)

Univerbation of kien (“was”) + l- (“to”).


kell

third-person singular present indicative of kala