"gul" meaning in Dutch

See gul in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɣʏl/ Audio: Nl-gul.ogg
Rhymes: -ʏl Etymology: Uncertain. Probably cognate with West Frisian gol (“kind of heart”), Middle English gulle (“friendly”). A relation to gutsen has been suggested. Etymology templates: {{unc|nl}} Uncertain Head templates: {{nl-adj|guller}} gul (comparative guller, superlative gulst) Inflection templates: {{nl-decl-adj|gulle}} Forms: guller [comparative], gulst [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], gul [adverbial, positive, predicative], guller [adverbial, comparative, predicative], het gulst [adverbial, predicative, superlative], het gulste [adverbial, predicative, superlative], gulle [feminine, indefinite, masculine, positive, singular], gullere [comparative, feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular], gulste [feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular, superlative], gul [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], guller [comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular], gulste [indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative], gulle [indefinite, plural, positive], gullere [comparative, indefinite, plural], gulste [indefinite, plural, superlative], gulle [definite, positive], gullere [comparative, definite], gulste [definite, superlative], guls [partitive, positive], gullers [comparative, partitive], - [partitive, superlative]
  1. generous, unselfish Synonyms (generous): genereus, goedgeefs, munificent, vrijgevig, royaal
    Sense id: en-gul-nl-adj-NuNAOGwQ Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 17 21 40 22 Disambiguation of 'generous': 80 19 2
  2. unsparing, plentiful
    Sense id: en-gul-nl-adj-8~RPjab8 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 17 21 40 22
  3. hearty, cordial
    Sense id: en-gul-nl-adj-4nCROdjb Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch nouns with m+f gender Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 17 21 40 22 Disambiguation of Dutch nouns with m+f gender: 0 0 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: gulaardig, gulhartig, gulheid Related terms: gullen
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ɣʏl/ Audio: Nl-gul.ogg Forms: gullen [plural], gulletje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ʏl Etymology: From Middle Dutch *gul(le) (attested only in the diminutive gullekijn). Uncertain, but plausibly related to geel (“yellow”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|*gul(le)}} Middle Dutch *gul(le), {{unc|nl}} Uncertain Head templates: {{nl-noun|m,f|-en|+}} gul m or f (plural gullen, diminutive gulletje n)
  1. young cod Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-gul-nl-noun-f8U8ieG9 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch nouns with m+f gender Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 17 21 40 22 Disambiguation of Dutch nouns with m+f gender: 0 0 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      },
      "expansion": "gul m or f (plural gullen, diminutive gulletje n)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "gul"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "young cod"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cod",
          "cod"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɣʏl/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-gul.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/ca/Nl-gul.ogg/Nl-gul.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/Nl-gul.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʏl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gul"
}

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