Definition
Having gills, the breathing organs that fish and some other aquatic animals use to extract oxygen from water.
Etymology
From Old Norse 'gili' and Old English 'gille,' referring to the respiratory organs of fish. The word has been used in English naturalist texts since at least the 13th century. The '-ed' suffix indicates possession of the quality described.
Kelly Says
Calling a fish 'gilled' seems obvious, but it reveals that medieval English people were scientific observers—they noticed and named the defining feature (gills) so often they just added '-ed' to make it an adjective, showing practical observation shaped language.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አንበሳ እንደ እንዷ
an-be-sa en-de en-g
ARالعربية
ذو زعانف
dhu za'anif
CACatalà
ocell gill
o-sel gill
CSČeština
s žaberníky
s zha-ber-ni-ky
DADansk
gillsfisk
gill-fisk
DEDeutsch
gekiemt
ge-kiemt
ELΕλληνικά
ψαροειδές
psah-ro-i-des
ESEspañol
con branquias
kon brahn-kee-as
FISuomi
rakkopää
rak-ko-päa
FRFrançais
branchies
brahn-kee
GUGU
ગિલ્લિબિર્ડ
gil-li-bir-d
IDBahasa Indonesia
bernapas insang
ber-na-pas in-sang
ITItaliano
branchiato
brahn-kee-ah-toh
KO한국어
아가미가 있는
a-ga-mi-ga it-neun
MSBahasa Melayu
bernafas insang
ber-na-fas in-sang
MYမြန်မာ
ရှေးရှေး ကျောက်
shwe-shwe kya-uk
NLNederlands
gekiemt
ge-kiemt
NONorsk
gillsfisk
gill-fisk
PLPolski
z płetwami
z pleh-twa-mi
PTPortuguês
com brânquias
kom brahn-kee-as
RORomână
cu branhii
ku brahn-hii
RUРусский
с жабрами
s zhab-rami
SVSvenska
gillsfisk
gill-fisk
SWKiswahili
na gill
na gill
TAதமிழ்
கணுக்கொண்ட
ka-nu-kko-nd
THไทย
มีเหงือก
mee ngueok
TRTürkçe
solungaçlı
so-lun-ga-ch-li
UKУкраїнська
з жабрами
z zhab-rami
URاردو
پانی میں رہنے والا
pa-ni mein reh-nay wala
VITiếng Việt
có mang
co mang
ZUZU
inkanyamba
in-ka-nyam-ba