*gailaz

Runic: ᚷᚨᛁᛚᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈɣɑi̯.lɑz/

adjective · a-stem

Meanings

merry, excited, lush, beautiful, lustful

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʰoylos (‘frothing, arrogant, tempestuous, violent, wanton’). Cognate with Proto-Balto-Slavic *gailas (‘sharp; angry’).

Declension

Strong declension

CaseSg. Masc.Sg. Fem.Sg. Neut.Pl. Masc.Pl. Fem.Pl. Neut.
Nom.gailazgailōgailą, -atōgailaigailôzgailō
Acc.gailanǭgailǭgailą, -atōgailanzgailōzgailō
Gen.gailas, -isgailaizōzgailas, -isgailaizǫ̂gailaizǫ̂gailaizǫ̂
Dat.gailammaigailaizōigailammaigailaimazgailaimazgailaimaz
Inst.gailanōgailaizōgailanōgailaimizgailaimizgailaimiz

Weak declension

CaseSg. Masc.Sg. Fem.Sg. Neut.Pl. Masc.Pl. Fem.Pl. Neut.
Nom.gailôgailǭgailôgailanizgailōnizgailōnō
Acc.gailanųgailōnųgailôgailanunzgailōnunzgailōnō
Gen.gailinizgailōnizgailinizgailanǫ̂gailōnǫ̂gailanǫ̂
Dat.gailinigailōnigailinigailammazgailōmazgailammaz
Inst.gailinēgailōnēgailinēgailammizgailōmizgailammiz

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Descendants

  • *gail (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *gēl, *geil (Old Dutch)
      • geel, gheil (Middle Dutch)
        • geil (Dutch)
          • geil (Afrikaans)
  • *gail (Proto-West Germanic)
    • gāl (Old English)
      • gal, gol (Middle English)
        • gole (English)
  • *gail (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *gāl, *gēl (Old Frisian)
      • gail (Saterland Frisian)
      • geil (West Frisian)
  • *gail (Proto-West Germanic)
    • geil, keil (Old High German)
      • geil (Middle High German)
        • geil (German)
          • geil (Danish)
  • *gail (Proto-West Germanic)
    • gēl (Old Saxon)
      • geil (Middle Low German)
        • geil (German Low German)
  • *geilr (Old Norse)
    • geil (Gutnish)
    • gáll (Icelandic)
    • gäl (Swedish)
  • geiligr (Old Norse)
    • geil (Gutnish)
    • gáll (Icelandic)
    • gäl (Swedish)

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