"Gaul" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ɡaʊl/ Audio: De-Gaul.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German gūl, of obscure ultimate origin, but possibly ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *geutan (“to pour, cast”), referring to a powerful male horse, a "seed-pouring animal." Cognate with Dutch guil (“old horse”). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|gūl}} Middle High German gūl, {{der|de|gmw-pro|*geutan|t=to pour, cast}} Proto-West Germanic *geutan (“to pour, cast”), {{cog|nl|guil|t=old horse}} Dutch guil (“old horse”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s,^e}} Gaul m (strong, genitive Gaules or Gauls, plural Gäule) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s,^e}} Forms: Gaules [genitive], Gauls [genitive], Gäule [plural], strong [table-tags], Gaul [nominative, singular], Gäule [definite, nominative, plural], Gaules [genitive, singular], Gauls [genitive, singular], Gäule [definite, genitive, plural], Gaul [dative, singular], Gaule [dative, singular], Gäulen [dative, definite, plural], Gaul [accusative, singular], Gäule [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (regional) horse Tags: masculine, regional, strong Categories (lifeform): Horses
    Sense id: en-Gaul-de-noun-~WKGK23C Disambiguation of Horses: 63 37 Categories (other): Regional German
  2. (more widespread) hack, nag (bad, old or incapable horse) Tags: masculine, strong Synonyms: Klepper
    Sense id: en-Gaul-de-noun-VsPcIq-V Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 22 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: einem geschenkten Gaul schaut man nicht ins Maul

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "einem geschenkten Gaul schaut man nicht ins Maul"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*geutan",
        "t": "to pour, cast"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Dutch guil (“old horse”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German gūl, of obscure ultimate origin, but possibly ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *geutan (“to pour, cast”), referring to a powerful male horse, a \"seed-pouring animal.\" Cognate with Dutch guil (“old horse”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Gaules",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gauls",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gäule",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gaul",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gäule",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gaules",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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    },
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gäulen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gaul",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Regional German",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "63 37",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Horses",
          "orig": "de:Horses",
          "parents": [
            "Equids",
            "Livestock",
            "Odd-toed ungulates",
            "Agriculture",
            "Animals",
            "Mammals",
            "Applied sciences",
            "Lifeforms",
            "Vertebrates",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Chordates",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
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        "(regional) horse"
      ],
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        "strong"
      ]
    },
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      ],
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        "hack, nag (bad, old or incapable horse)"
      ],
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          "hack",
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        ],
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          "nag"
        ]
      ],
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        "(more widespread) hack, nag (bad, old or incapable horse)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Klepper"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "strong"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ɡaʊl/"
    },
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      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Gaul"
}
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    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German lemmas",
    "German masculine nouns",
    "German nouns",
    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "German terms with audio links",
    "de:Horses"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "einem geschenkten Gaul schaut man nicht ins Maul"
    }
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    {
      "form": "Gaules",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gauls",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gäule",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gaul",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gäule",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gaules",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
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      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gaul",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gaule",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gäulen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gaul",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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      ],
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        "(more widespread) hack, nag (bad, old or incapable horse)"
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        {
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        }
      ],
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      ]
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