żel

See also: zel, zeł, źěl, and žēl

Polish

żel

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *gel-

Latin gelū

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin gelō

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Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos

Proto-Italic *-ātos

Latin -ātus

Latin -āta

Early Medieval Latin gelāta

Old French gelee

French geléebor.

Polish żel

Borrowed from French gelée.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʐɛl/

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• Rhymes: -ɛl
• Syllabification: żel

Noun

żel m inan (related adjective żelowy)

1. (physical chemistry) gel (semi-solid to almost solid colloid of a solid and a liquid, such as jelly, cheese, or opal)

   Hypernym: koloid

2. (cosmetics, medicine) gel (cosmetic or medicine in the form of a gel)

Declension

Declension of żel

	singular	plural
nominative	żel	żele
genitive	żelu	żeli
dative	żelowi	żelom
accusative	żel	żele
instrumental	żelem	żelami
locative	żelu	żelach
vocative	żelu	żele

Derived terms

nouns

• żelek
• żelka
• żelopis

verbs

• żelować impf

Related terms

nouns

• żelkot

Further reading

• “żel”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “żel”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)
• żel in PWN's encyclopedia