gea

See also G. E. A.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ja (“yes”), from Proto-Indo-European *yē (“already”). Cognate with Old Frisian gē, jē (“yes”), Old Saxon jā (Dutch ja, “yes”), Old High German ja, jā (German ja, “yes”), Old Norse já (Swedish ja, “yes”), Gothic 𐌾𐌰 (ja, “yes”), Latin iam (“already”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /jæːɑ/

Adverb

gēa

1. yes
2. thus, so

Synonyms

• giese

Antonyms

• nese

Descendants

• English: yea, yeah

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Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Sursilvan) gie
• (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) ea
• (Puter, Vallader) schi

Adverb

gea

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) yes (used to indicate agreement with a positive statement)

Related terms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Vallader) bain
• (Sursilvan) bein
• (Sutsilvan) bagn
• (Surmiran) gea bagn
• (Puter, Vallader) bainschi, hei, bainschi hei
• (Vallader) hai, bainschi hai