"gella" meaning in Icelandic

See gella in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈcɛlːa/
Rhymes: -ɛlːa Etymology: Borrowed from Danish gælle (“gill; certain parts removed from a herring before it is processed”), from Old Norse gjǫlnar. Etymology templates: {{bor+|is|da|gælle||gill; certain parts removed from a herring before it is processed}} Borrowed from Danish gælle (“gill; certain parts removed from a herring before it is processed”), {{der|is|non|gjǫlnar}} Old Norse gjǫlnar Head templates: {{is-noun|@@:fishjaw}} gella f (genitive singular gellu, nominative plural gellur) Inflection templates: {{is-ndecl|f|id=fishjaw}} Forms: gellu [genitive, singular], gellur [nominative, plural], feminine [table-tags], gella [indefinite, nominative, singular], gellan [definite, nominative, singular], gellur [indefinite, nominative, plural], gellurnar [definite, nominative, plural], gellu [accusative, indefinite, singular], gelluna [accusative, definite, singular], gellur [accusative, indefinite, plural], gellurnar [accusative, definite, plural], gellu [dative, indefinite, singular], gellunni [dative, definite, singular], gellum [dative, indefinite, plural], gellunum [dative, definite, plural], gellu [genitive, indefinite, singular], gellunnar [definite, genitive, singular], gella [genitive, indefinite, plural], gellanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. the fleshy underpart of a fish’s jaw; (= Basque cococha) Tags: feminine Synonyms: kverksigi Derived forms: hrista gelluna
    Sense id: en-gella-is-noun-7F4-P1bh Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Icelandic entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈcɛlːa/
Rhymes: -ɛlːa Etymology: Probably borrowed from English gal. Etymology templates: {{bor+|is|en|gal|nocap=1}} borrowed from English gal Head templates: {{is-noun|@@:hotgirl}} gella f (genitive singular gellu, nominative plural gellur) Inflection templates: {{is-ndecl|f|id=hotgirl}} Forms: gellu [genitive, singular], gellur [nominative, plural], feminine [table-tags], gella [indefinite, nominative, singular], gellan [definite, nominative, singular], gellur [indefinite, nominative, plural], gellurnar [definite, nominative, plural], gellu [accusative, indefinite, singular], gelluna [accusative, definite, singular], gellur [accusative, indefinite, plural], gellurnar [accusative, definite, plural], gellu [dative, indefinite, singular], gellunni [dative, definite, singular], gellum [dative, indefinite, plural], gellunum [dative, definite, plural], gellu [genitive, indefinite, singular], gellunnar [definite, genitive, singular], gella [genitive, indefinite, plural], gellanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. (slang) an attractive or stylish girl or young woman; babe, chick, bird (UK) Tags: feminine, slang Synonyms: skutla, skvísa Related terms: gaur, stúlka
    Sense id: en-gella-is-noun-3OnOAlx0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Ég hitti þessa geðveikt flottu gellu í skólanum, en hún átti kærasta.",
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    {
      "form": "gellur",
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        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gellurnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gellu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gellunni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gellum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gellunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gellu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gellunnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gella",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gellanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "@@:hotgirl"
      },
      "expansion": "gella f (genitive singular gellu, nominative plural gellur)",
      "name": "is-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "id": "hotgirl"
      },
      "name": "is-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Icelandic",
  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "gaur"
    },
    {
      "word": "stúlka"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Icelandic slang",
        "Icelandic terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I met this insanely hot babe at school, but she had a boyfriend.",
          "text": "Ég hitti þessa geðveikt flottu gellu í skólanum, en hún átti kærasta.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an attractive or stylish girl or young woman; babe, chick, bird (UK)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "attractive",
          "attractive"
        ],
        [
          "stylish",
          "stylish"
        ],
        [
          "girl",
          "girl"
        ],
        [
          "woman",
          "woman"
        ],
        [
          "babe",
          "babe"
        ],
        [
          "chick",
          "chick"
        ],
        [
          "bird",
          "bird"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) an attractive or stylish girl or young woman; babe, chick, bird (UK)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "skutla"
        },
        {
          "word": "skvísa"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈcɛlːa/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛlːa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gella"
}

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