gull

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. A seabird of the genus Larus or of the subfamily Larinae.
2. Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Cepora.

Verb

1. To deceive or cheat.
2. (US, slang) To mislead.
3. (US, slang) To trick and defraud.
4. (dialectal) To flatter, wheedle.

Verb

To sweep away by the force of running water; to carve or wear into a gully.

Concepten

meeuw

zeemeeuw

kapmeeuw

Synoniemen

seagull

dupe

fool

mew

cheat

deceive

swindle

trick

defraud

bilk

bamboozle

mug

hoodwink

sucker

sea gull

befool

cod

cozen

patsy

chump

mark

soft touch

fall guy

con

put one across

beguile

bird

🐦

common gull

delude

diddle

double-cross

finagle

gullible

prey

put on

rook

simpleton

slang

sufferer

take in

victim

victimize

put one over

be outwitted

be tricked

morosoph

sacrifice

scapegoat

corrupt

cockscomb

Vertalingen

mouette

gabbiano

gaviota

Möwe

gaivota

γλάρος

goéland

gavina

Larus

dalgıç

martı

gavian

gavià

larus

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈɡʌl/

Etymologie (Engels)

Verwant aan Welsh: gwylan

Verwant aan Cornish: goolan

Verwant aan Bretons: gouelan

Verwant aan Oudiers: faílenn

Verwant aan Schots-Gaelisch: faoileag

Verwant aan Frans: goéland

Overgenomen van Middelengels: golen

Overgenomen van Middelengels: gole

Verwant aan Old Dutch: gulla

Verwant aan Oudfrans: goille

In summary

Inherited from Middle English gulle, from a Brythonic language (compare Breton gouelan, Welsh gwylan, and Cornish golan), from Proto-Brythonic *gwuɨlann, from Proto-Celtic *weilannā (“seagull”).
Cognate with Old Irish foílenn, Scottish Gaelic faoileag. Compare French goéland, a borrowing from Breton. Eclipsed Middle English lare (borrowed from Latin larus) and Middle English mewe (from Old English mæw).