ge
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian гэ (gɛ).
Noun
ge (plural ges)
- The name of the Cyrillic script letter Г / г.
Anagrams
Basque
Pronunciation
Noun
ge inan
- The name of the Latin-script letter G/g.
Declension
indefinite | singular | plural | |
---|---|---|---|
absolutive | ge | gea | geak |
ergative | gek | geak | geek |
dative | geri | geari | geei |
genitive | geren | gearen | geen |
comitative | gerekin | gearekin | geekin |
causative | gerengatik | gearengatik | geengatik |
benefactive | gerentzat | gearentzat | geentzat |
instrumental | gez | geaz | geez |
inessive | getan | gean | geetan |
locative | getako | geko | geetako |
allative | getara | gera | geetara |
terminative | getaraino | geraino | geetaraino |
directive | getarantz | gerantz | geetarantz |
destinative | getarako | gerako | geetarako |
ablative | getatik | getik | geetatik |
partitive | gerik | — | — |
prolative | getzat | — | — |
See also
- (Latin-script letter names) a, be, ze, de, e, efe, ge, hatxe, i, jota, ka, ele, eme, ene, eñe, o, pe, ku, erre, ese, te, u, uve, uve bikoitz, ixa, i greko, zeta
Catalan
Pronunciation
Noun
ge f (plural ges)
- The name of the Latin-script letter G/g.
Cebuano
Interjection
ge
Dutch
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Pronoun
ge
- (dialectal, colloquial) unstressed form of gij: you
- Da ge bedankt zeet da witte!
- You know I'm thankful!
Usage notes
- See usage notes at gij
Inflection
subject | object | possessive | reflexive | genitive5 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
singular | full | unstr. | full | unstr. | full | unstr. | pred. | ||
1st person | ik | 'k1 | mij | me | mijn | m'n1 | mijne | me | mijner, mijns |
2nd person | jij | je | jou | je | jouw | je | jouwe | je | jouwer, jouws |
2nd person archaic or regiolectal | gij | ge | u | – | uw | – | uwe | u | uwer, uws |
2nd person formal | u | – | u | – | uw | – | uwe | zich | uwer, uws |
3rd person masculine | hij | ie1 | hem | 'm1 | zijn | z'n1 | zijne | zich | zijner, zijns |
3rd person feminine | zij | ze | haar | h'r1, 'r1, d'r1 | haar | h'r1, 'r1, d'r1 | hare | zich | harer, haars |
3rd person neuter | het | 't1 | het | 't1 | zijn | z'n1 | zijne | zich | zijner, zijns |
plural | |||||||||
1st person | wij | we | ons | – | ons, onze2 | – | onze | ons | onzer, onzes |
2nd person | jullie | je | jullie | je | jullie | je | – | je | – |
2nd person archaic or regiolectal6 | gij | ge | u | – | uw | – | uwe | u | uwer, uws |
2nd person formal | u | – | u | – | uw | – | uwe | zich | uwer, uws |
3rd person | zij | ze | hen3, hun4 | ze | hun | – | hunne | zich | hunner, huns |
1) Not as common in written language. 2) Inflected as an adjective. 3) In prescriptivist use, used only as direct object (accusative). 4) In prescriptivist use, used only as indirect object (dative). |
5) Archaic. Nowadays used for formal, literary or poetic purposes, and in fixed expressions. 6) To differentiate from the singular gij, and in a similar vein to "you lot" or "you guys" in English, it is common to use gijlui ("you people") or gijlieden ("you people") or one of their contracted variants, and their corresponding objects, possessives and reflexives, in the plural. |
Anagrams
East Central German
Etymology
Adverb
ge
- (Erzgebirgisch) ever
- von ge har
- ever since
- (Erzgebirgisch) per
- (Erzgebirgisch) the
Further reading
- Alte und neue Gedichte und Geschichten in erzgebirgischer Mundart, 12. Heft., P. 39
Emilian
Pronunciation
Alternative forms
- Becomes g’ before a vowel (proclitic).
- A g’andám edmān. ― We go there tomorrow.
- La g’à parlê. ― She talked to them.
- Becomes -eg when acting as an enclitic (after a consonant).
- J-eg vān edmān. ― They go there tomorrow. (imperative, singular)
- J-eg dān da fêr. ― They give her trouble.
- Becomes -g when acting as an enclitic (after a vowel).
- A-g vag edmān. ― I’m going there tomorrow. (imperative, plural)
- A-g pôrt di munjêgi. ― I bring him some apricots.
Etymology 1
From Latin illī (nominative plural and dative singular of ille). Cognate with Catalan li and Italian gli.
Pronoun
ge (personal, dative case)
Related terms
Number | Person | Gender | Disjunctive (tonic) |
Nominative (subject) |
Accusative (direct complement) |
Dative (indirect complement) |
Reflexive (-self) |
Comitative (with) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | First | — | mè | a | me | mêg | ||
Second | — | tè | et | te | têg | |||
Third | Masculine | ló | al | ge | se | sêg | ||
Feminine | lê | la | ||||||
Plural | First | Masculine | nuēter | a | se | nōsk | ||
Feminine | nuētri | |||||||
Second | Masculine | vuēter | a | ve | vōsk | |||
Feminine | vuētri | |||||||
Third | Masculine | lôr | i | ge | se | sêg | ||
Feminine | el | li |
Etymology 2
From Latin hīc (“here”). Cognate with Catalan hi, French y, Italian ci.
Pronoun
ge (adverbial, locative case)
Faroese
Pronunciation
Noun
ge n (genitive singular ges, plural ge)
- The name of the Latin-script letter G/g.
Declension
Declension of ge | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
n4 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | ge | geið | ge | geini |
accusative | ge | geið | ge | geini |
dative | ge, gei | genum | geum | geunum |
genitive | ges | gesins | gea | geanna |
See also
- (Latin-script letter names) bókstavur; a / fyrra a, á, be, de, edd, e, eff, ge, há, i / fyrra i, í / fyrra í, jodd, ká, ell, emm, enn, o, ó, pe, err, ess, te, u, ú, ve, seinna i, seinna í, seinna a, ø
Ido
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
ge (plural ge-i)
- The name of the Latin script letter G/g.
See also
- (Latin script letter names) litero; a, be, ce, che, de, e, fe, ge, he, i, je, ke, le, me, ne, o, pe, que, re, se, she, te, u, ve, we, xe, ye, ze (Category: io:Latin letter names)
Indonesian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
gé
- The name of the Latin-script letter G/g.
Synonyms
- ji (Standard Malay)
See also
- (Latin-script letter names) huruf; a, be, ce, de, e, ef, ge, ha, i, je, ka, el, em, en, o, pe, ki, er, es, te, u, ve, we, eks, ye, zet
Further reading
- “ge” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Japanese
Romanization
ge
Lashi
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Adjective
ge
References
- Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid[1], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ɡeː/, [ɡeː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /d͡ʒe/, [d͡ʒɛː]
Noun
gē f (indeclinable)
- The name of the letter G.
Coordinate terms
- (Latin-script letter names) littera; ā, bē, cē, dē, ē, ef, gē, hā / *acca, ī, kā, el, em, en, ō, pē, kū, er, es, tē, ū, ix / īx / ex, ȳ / ī graeca / ȳpsīlon, zēta
References
- “ge”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia[2]
- “ge”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Arthur E. Gordon, The Letter Names of the Latin Alphabet (University of California Press, 1973; volume 9 of University of California Publications: Classical Studies), part III: “Summary of the Ancient Evidence”, page 32: "Clearly there is no question or doubt about the names of the vowels A, E, I, O, U. They are simply long A, long E, etc. (ā, ē, ī, ō, ū). Nor is there any uncertainty with respect to the six mutes B, C, D, G, P, T. Their names are bē, cē, dē, gē, pē, tē (each with a long E). Or about H, K, and Q: they are hā, kā, kū—each, again, with a long vowel sound."
Mandarin
Romanization
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 個/个
Romanization
ge
- Nonstandard spelling of gē.
- Nonstandard spelling of gé.
- Nonstandard spelling of gě.
- Nonstandard spelling of gè.
- Nonstandard spelling of gê̄.
Usage notes
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Mapudungun
Noun
ge (Raguileo spelling)
References
- Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.
Middle English
Etymology 1
Pronoun
ge
- Alternative form of ye (“you”)
Etymology 2
Pronoun
ge
- Alternative form of heo (“she”)
Nupe
Pronunciation
Verb
ge
- to be good
- U ge à ― It's not good
Derived terms
Occitan
Noun
ge f (plural ges)
- The name of the Latin-script letter G/g.
Ojibwe
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adverb
ge
- as for
- also, too, and
See also
References
- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/ge-adv-conj
Old English
Etymology 1
From Proto-West Germanic *jiʀ, from *jīz, an early variation of Proto-Germanic *jūz, representing Proto-Indo-European *yūs.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Pronoun
ġē (West Saxon, Anglian)
- you (plural): nominative plural of þū
Declension
nominative | accusative | dative | genitive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
singular | first person | iċ | mec, mē | mē | mīn | |
second person | þū | þec, þē | þē | þīn | ||
third person | neuter | hit | him | his | ||
masculine | hē | hine | ||||
feminine | hēo | hīe | hiere | |||
dual | first person | wit | unc, uncit | unc | uncer | |
second person | ġit | inc, incit | inc | incer | ||
plural | first person | wē | ūs, ūsic | ūs | ūser, ūre | |
second person | ġē | ēow, ēowic | ēow | ēower | ||
third person | hīe | him | heora |
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *jahw, from *ja + *-hw.
Pronunciation
Conjunction
ġe
- and; often doubled as ġe... ġe... ("both... and...")
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
- Gyf þonne ǣfre gebyreð þæt þū þē ful hālne and ful trumne ongytst, and hæafst æalle þīne frēond myd þē, ǣġðer ge on mōde ge on līchaman, and on ðām ilcan worce and on ðām ylcan willum ðe ðē best lyst dōn, hweðer þū ðonne wille bēon āwiht blīðe?
- If then it ever happen that thou shalt find thyself full whole and full strong, and hast all thy friends with thee, both in mind and in body, and in that same work and in that same will which pleaseth thee best to do, wilt thou then be happy at all?
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
Descendants
Old French
Pronoun
ge
- Alternative form of je
Old Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Pronoun
ge
Descendants
- Spanish: se
Rawa
Pronoun
ge
References
- Norma Toland, Donald Toland, Reference Grammar of the Karo/Rawa Language (1991)
Romagnol
Noun
ge m or f (invariable)
- The name of the Latin-script letter G/g.
See also
- (Latin-script letter names) lètra; a, bé, cé, dé, e, ëffe, ge, àcca / àca, i, i lóng, càpa, ëlle, èmme, ènne, o, pé, cu, ërre, ësse, té, u, vé, dópi vé / dópi vu / vu dópi, ics, i gréc / ìpsilon, zéta
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish cía (“although”). Cognate with Irish cé.
Conjunction
ge
Synonyms
Spanish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
ge f (plural ges)
- The name of the Latin-script letter G/g.
Etymology 2
Latin illī; akin to Portuguese lhe, Italian gli.
Pronoun
ge
Further reading
- “ge”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Sumerian
Romanization
ge
- Romanization of 𒄀 (ge)
Swedish
Etymology
Apocopic form of giva, with umlaut, from Old Swedish giva, gæva, from Old Norse gefa, from Proto-Germanic *gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰab(ʰ)-. Compare Old English giefan (whence English give).
Pronunciation
Verb
ge (present ger, preterite gav, supine gett, imperative ge)
- to give
- Synonym: giva (dated)
- 1541, Gustav Vasa Bible, Book of Matthew, 25:42
- Ty iagh war hungrogh / och j gåffuen migh icke äta. Jagh war torstigh / och j gåffuen migh icke dricka.
- (pre-1906 spelling) Ty jag var hungrig, och I gåfven mig icke äta; jag var törstig, och I gåfven mig icke dricka.
- For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink.
- (reflexive) to give up, to surrender, to quit
- to give (to exhibit as a product or result; to produce; to yield)
Usage notes
- The older full conjugation (giva, giver) is complete with present and past participles. The short conjugation (ge, ger) does not provide acceptable forms for participles (*geende, *gedd), but is now the preferred and dominating choice for other cases (ge, ger, gett).
Conjugation
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | ge | ges | ||
Supine | gett | getts | ||
Imperative | ge | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | gen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | ger | gav | ges | gavs |
Ind. plural1 | ge | gåvo | ges | gåvos |
Subjunctive2 | ge | gåve | ges | gåves |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | givande | |||
Past participle | given | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | giva | givas | ||
Supine | givit | givits | ||
Imperative | giv | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | given | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | giver | gav | givs, gives | gavs |
Ind. plural1 | giva | gåvo | givas | gåvos |
Subjunctive2 | give | gåve | gives | gåves |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | givande | |||
Past participle | given | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | gifva | gifvas | ||
Supine | gifvit | gifvits | ||
Imperative | gif | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | gifven | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | gifver | gaf | gifs, gifves | gafs |
Ind. plural1 | gifva | gåfvo | gifvas | gåfvos |
Subjunctive2 | gifve | gåfve | gifves | gåfves |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | gifvande | |||
Past participle | gifven | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Derived terms
References
- ge in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- ge in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- ge in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Anagrams
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈɡe/ [ˈɡɛ]
- Rhymes: -e
- Syllabification: ge
Interjection
ge (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒ)
- Clipping of sige.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Spanish ge, the Spanish name of the letter G/g.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈhe/ [ˈhɛ]
- Rhymes: -e
- Syllabification: ge
Noun
ge (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒ)
- (historical) the name of the Latin-script letter G/g, in the Abecedario
Alternative forms
Ternate
Pronunciation
Determiner
ge
Pronoun
ge
- (demonstrative) this
- ngori tomau ge ― I want that
- ge foke ― that is a cockroach
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Turkish
Pronunciation
Noun
ge (definite accusative geyi, plural geler)
- The name of the Latin-script letter G/g.
See also
- (Latin-script letter names) harf; a, be, ce, çe, de, e, fe, ge, yumuşak ge, he, ı, i, je, ke, le, me, ne, o, ö, pe, re, se, şe, te, u, ü, ve, ye, ze
Turkmen
Noun
ge (definite accusative geni, plural geler)
- The name of the Latin-script letter G/g.
See also
- (Latin-script letter names) harp; a, be, çe, de, e, ä, ef, ge, ha, i, je, že, ke, el, em, en, eň, o, ö, pe, re, se, şa, te, u, ü, we, y, ýy, ze
Yoruba
Pronunciation
Verb
gé
- (transitive) to cut something; especially using a tool
- Synonym: ké
- to segment into parts
- mo gé e wẹ́lẹ́-wẹ́lẹ́ ― I segmented it into small pieces
- (stative, intransitive) to become cut, snapped, or broken
- Synonym: ké
Derived terms
Zaghawa
Pronunciation
Verb
ge
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