gelus
Latin
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɡɛ.ɫʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈd͡ʒɛː.lus]
Noun
gelus m sg (genitive gelūs); fourth declension
- alternative form of gelū̆
Usage notes
- Nominative singular gelus and accusative singular gelum are attested in Old, Classical and Late Latin. These forms could belong to both the second declension (genitive gelī) and the fourth declension (genitive gelūs). In dictionaries (Lewis and Short and Gaffiot), it is mentioned as a fourth declension noun.
Declension
Fourth-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | gelus |
| genitive | gelūs |
| dative | geluī |
| accusative | gelum |
| ablative | gelū |
| vocative | gelus |
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɡɛ.ɫuːs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈd͡ʒɛː.lus]
Noun
gelūs
- genitive singular of gelū̆
References
- “gelum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- gelu in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- "gelus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Middle English
Adjective
gelus
- alternative form of jelous
Old French
Etymology
From Late Latin zelosus. See jalous.
Adjective
gelus m (oblique and nominative feminine singular geluse or gelusse)
- eager; zealous
- jealous
- circa 1250, Marie de France, Lai de Guigemar,
- Gelus esteit a desmesure
- He was jealous, incredibly so
- circa 1250, Marie de France, Lai de Guigemar,