Adjective: geel
Indefinite Forms
| masc. & fem. | gele |
| neuter | geel |
Comparison Forms
| Positive | gele |
| Comparative | gelere |
| Superlative | geelste |
Sample Sentences
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De zonsondergang kleurde de lucht in prachtige gele tinten. (The sunset colored the sky in beautiful yellow shades.)
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Ze droeg een elegant jurkje met een gele bloemenprint. (She wore an elegant dress with a yellow floral pattern.)
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De gele zonnebloemen stonden in volle bloei. (The yellow sunflowers were in full bloom.)
Adjectives inflected like geel
scheel,
saffraangeel,
confessioneel,
gyneseksueel,
honinggeel,
sensationeel,
rationeel,
homoseksueel,
experimenteel,
mosterdgeel,
conventioneel,
intercultureel,
informeel,
disproportioneel,
proportioneel,
traditioneel,
functioneel,
surreëel,
exceptioneel,
origineel, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
From Middle Dutch gelu, from Old Dutch *gelo, from Proto-West Germanic *gelu, from Proto-Germanic *gelwaz.
Verbs referencing "geel"
English Adjectives
yellow, German Adjectives
gelb.
Translations