Gelse
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== 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.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈɡ̊ɛlsɛ/, [ˈɡ̊e̞l-] (Austria)
Hyphenation: Gel‧se
=== Noun ===
Gelse f (genitive Gelse, plural Gelsen)
(Austria) mosquito, gnat
Synonyms: Mücke, Stechmücke
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
Gelsentippel
Gelsenstich
=== Further reading ===
“Gelse”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
“Gelse” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Gelse” in Duden online
“Gelse” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.