гиль

See also: гіль and Appendix:Variations of "gil"

Russian

Etymology

Compared with Russian гул (gul).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡʲilʲ]

Noun

гиль • (gilʹf inan (genitive ги́ли, nominative plural ги́ли, genitive plural ги́лей)

  1. (archaic) nonsense, rubbish, baloney, bilge, poppycock
    Synonyms: вздор (vzdor), чепуха́ (čepuxá), галиматья́ (galimatʹjá)

Declension

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “гиль”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress