gelgja

Icelandic

Noun

gelgja f (genitive singular gelgju, nominative plural gelgjur)

  1. (informal) someone displaying behavioral changes related to puberty such as mood swings and irritability, often in particular used to describe girls
    Synonyms: unglingaveiki, gelgjustælar, á gelgjunni
  2. (informal, derived from the above) puberty
    Synonyms: gelgjuskeið, kynþroskaskeið
    Hún er komin á gelgjuna. ― She has started puberty (and is displaying the associated behavioral changes).
  3. (dated, fish anatomy) used variously to refer to bones in a fish's chin or tongue, or to refer to a fish's gills
  4. (taxonomy) viperfish

Declension

Declension of gelgja (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gelgja gelgjan gelgjur gelgjurnar
accusative gelgju gelgjuna gelgjur gelgjurnar
dative gelgju gelgjunni gelgjum gelgjunum
genitive gelgju gelgjunnar gelgna, gelgja gelgnanna, gelgjanna

Derived terms

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