Polyglot Dictionary

gelb

/ɡɛlp/

adjective A1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. yellow

    • Die Banane ist gelb.

      The banana is yellow.

Similar words

feige

Close, informal — "yellow" is English slang for cowardly, same idea as feige.

Similar in other languages

French

jaune

jaune is the French word for the same thing — both mean "yellow."

Portuguese

amarelo

amarelo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "yellow."

Practice

1 What does gelb mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Banane ist ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches gelb?

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