gezel

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣəˈzɛl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛl

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch geselle, from Old Dutch gisello, from Proto-Germanic *gasaljô.

Noun

gezel m (plural gezellen, diminutive gezelletje n, feminine gezellin)

  1. companion
  2. (archaic) journeyman
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Adjective

gezel (not comparable)

  1. (informal, slang) apocopic form of gezellig

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