"Gaul" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ɡaʊ̯l/ Audio: De-Gaul.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German gūl, from Old High German *gūl, from Proto-West Germanic *gūl- (stem form uncertain). Cognate with Dutch guil, Middle Low German gûl(e). Further origin obscure, but possibly related with gießen (“to pour”), referring to a “seed pourer”, that is a stud. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|gūl}} Middle High German gūl, {{inh|de|goh||*gūl}} Old High German *gūl, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*gūl-}} Proto-West Germanic *gūl-, {{cog|nl|guil}} Dutch guil, {{cog|gml|gul|gûl(e)}} Middle Low German gûl(e) 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. horse, hack (now chiefly derogatory, but less so for working horses, and not at all in regional usage) Tags: masculine, strong Synonyms: Zosse, ;, Pferd, Ross Derived forms: Ackergaul, einem geschenkten Gaul schaut man nicht ins Maul, Kutschgaul

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "gūl"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German gūl",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "",
        "4": "*gūl"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German *gūl",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "guil"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch guil",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gml",
        "2": "gul",
        "3": "gûl(e)"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German gûl(e)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German gūl, from Old High German *gūl, from Proto-West Germanic *gūl- (stem form uncertain). Cognate with Dutch guil, Middle Low German gûl(e). Further origin obscure, but possibly related with gießen (“to pour”), referring to a “seed pourer”, that is a stud.",
  "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",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gauls",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gäule",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gaul",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gaule",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gäulen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gaul",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gäule",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Gaul m (strong, genitive Gaules or Gauls, plural Gäule)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "m,(e)s,^e"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 5 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Regional German",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "word": "Ackergaul"
        },
        {
          "word": "einem geschenkten Gaul schaut man nicht ins Maul"
        },
        {
          "word": "Kutschgaul"
        }
      ],
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      ],
      "id": "en-Gaul-de-noun-B4wAS3pD",
      "links": [
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        ],
        [
          "hack",
          "hack"
        ],
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "regional",
          "regional#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Zosse"
        },
        {
          "word": ";"
        },
        {
          "word": "Pferd"
        },
        {
          "word": "Ross"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡaʊ̯l/"
    },
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    }
  ],
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}
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      "word": "Ackergaul"
    },
    {
      "word": "einem geschenkten Gaul schaut man nicht ins Maul"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kutschgaul"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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    },
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "guil"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch guil",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
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        "1": "gml",
        "2": "gul",
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      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German gûl(e)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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  "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",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gauls",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gäule",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gaul",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gaule",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gäulen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gaul",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gäule",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "Gaul m (strong, genitive Gaules or Gauls, plural Gäule)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,(e)s,^e"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "German derogatory terms",
        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German lemmas",
        "German masculine nouns",
        "German nouns",
        "German terms derived from Middle High German",
        "German terms derived from Old High German",
        "German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
        "German terms inherited from Old High German",
        "German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Pages with 5 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Regional German",
        "de:Horses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "horse, hack (now chiefly derogatory, but less so for working horses, and not at all in regional usage)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "horse",
          "horse"
        ],
        [
          "hack",
          "hack"
        ],
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "regional",
          "regional#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Zosse"
        },
        {
          "word": ";"
        },
        {
          "word": "Pferd"
        },
        {
          "word": "Ross"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡaʊ̯l/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Gaul.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/10/De-Gaul.ogg/De-Gaul.ogg.mp3",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "Gaul"
}

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