ge

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Catalan [edit]

Noun [edit]

ge f (plural ges)

  1. The Latin letter G (lowercase g).

Dutch [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ɣə/, /xə/ (North of the Netherlands)
  • IPA: /ʝə/, /xə/ (South of the Netherlands and Belgium)

Pronoun [edit]

ge

  1. Second-person singular, subjective, mute form: thou (dialectal).

Usage notes [edit]

See usage notes at gij

Declension [edit]

Dutch personal pronouns
subject object possessive reflexive
singular full unstr. full unstr. full unstr. pred.
1st person ik 'k1 mij me mijn m'n1 mijne me
2nd person jij je jou je jouw je jouwe je
2nd person dialectal gij ge u – uw – uwe u
2nd person formal u – u – uw – uwe zich
3rd person masculine hij ie1 hem 'm1 zijn z'n1 zijne zich
3rd person feminine zij ze haar 'r1, d'r1 haar 'r1, d'r1 hare zich
3rd person neuter het 't1 het 't1 zijn z'n1 zijne zich
plural
1st person wij we ons – ons, onze2 – onze ons
2nd person jullie je jullie je jullie je – je
2nd person dialectal gij ge u – uw – uwe u
2nd person formal u – u – uw – uwe zich
3rd person zij ze hen3, hun4 ze hun – hunne zich
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).


Anagrams [edit]

Esperanto [edit]

Noun [edit]

ge (plural ge-oj, accusative singular ge-on, accusative plural ge-ojn)

  1. The name of the Latin script letter G/g.

See also [edit]

Japanese [edit]

Romanization [edit]

ge

  1. See げ
  2. See ゲ

Latin [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

gē (indeclinable)

  1. The name of the letter G.

Coordinate terms [edit]

References [edit]

  • 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."

Lojban [edit]

Cmavo [edit]

ge

  1. (conjunction, logical connective) and/both

Usage notes [edit]

  • This is a coordinating conjunction: ge ... gi ... means both ... and ....
  • This is a logical connective corresponding to prefix AND (with gi acting as separator between its two following terms).
  • This is a so-called "forethought connective". Its corresponding "afterthought connective" is .ije.

See also [edit]

Mandarin [edit]

Romanization [edit]

ge

  1. Nonstandard spelling of gē.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of gé.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of gě.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of gè.

Usage notes [edit]

English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Mapudungun [edit]

A human eye

Noun [edit]

ge (using Raguileo Alphabet)

  1. (anatomy) eye
  2. sight, the ability to see.

References [edit]

  • Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

Old English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From *jīz, an early variation of Proto-Germanic *jūz, representing Proto-Indo-European *yūs. Cognate with Old Frisian jī, Old Saxon gi, Dutch gij, Old High German ir (German ihr), Old Norse ér (Swedish I, later ni), Gothic 𐌾𐌿𐍃 (jus). The Indo-European root is also the source of Albanian ju, Proto-Baltic *ju- (Lithuanian jūs), Tocharian A yas, Tocharian B yes.

Pronunciation [edit]

Pronoun [edit]

ġē

  1. ye: nominative plural form of þū

Descendants [edit]

  • English ye

Old French [edit]

Alternative forms [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Latin ego

Pronoun [edit]

ge

  1. I

Scottish Gaelic [edit]

Conjunction [edit]

ge

  1. (dated) although

Synonyms [edit]

Spanish [edit]

Noun [edit]

ge f (plural ges)

  1. Name of the letter g.

Swedish [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From earlier giva, from Old Norse gefa, from Proto-Germanic *gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰab(ʰ)-.

Pronunciation [edit]

Verb [edit]

ge or giva

  1. to give
  2. (reflexive) to give up, to surrender, to quit

Conjugation [edit]

Conjugation of ge (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive ge ges
Present tense ger ges
Past tense gav gavs
Supine gett getts
Imperative ge —
Present participle —
Past participle —
Conjugation of giva (strong)
Active Passive
Infinitive giva givas
Present tense giver givs, gives
Past tense gav gavs
Supine givit givits
Imperative giv —
Present participle givande
Past participle given
Conjugation of gifva (obsolete spelling, used before 1906)
Active Passive
Infinitive gifva gifvas
Present tense gifver gifs, gifves
Past tense gaf gafs
Supine gifvit gifvits
Imperative gif —
Present participle gifvande
Past participle gifven

Usage notes [edit]

  • The older strong conjugation (giva, giver) is complete with present and past participles. The weak conjugation (ge, ger) does not provide acceptable forms for the past tense (*gedde) or participles (*geende, *gedd), but is now the preferred and dominating choice for other cases (ge, ger, gett).

Derived terms [edit]

Turkish [edit]

Noun [edit]

ge

  1. The name of the Latin script letter G/g.

See also [edit]

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