Gelse

German

Etymology

From obsolete Early New High German gelsen (“to buzz, to yell”), from Middle High German gëlsen (“to yell, to cry, to howl”), a variant of gellen. Compare Bavarian Gösn.

Noun

Gelse f (genitive Gelse, plural Gelsen)

  1. (Austria) mosquito, gnat
    Synonyms: Mücke, Stechmücke

Declension
Declension of Gelse [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Gelse die Gelsen
genitive einer der Gelse der Gelsen
dative einer der Gelse den Gelsen
accusative eine die Gelse die Gelsen
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