gö

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• gej, gäi (West Central Bavarian)

Etymology

From Middle High German gelte, third-person singular subjunctive of gelten, from Old High German geltan, from Proto-West Germanic *geldan, from Proto-Germanic *geldaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡ̥œ/

Interjection

gö (East Central Bavarian, Vienna)

1. Used to check agreement on an assumption before or at the end of an utterance; right?; is it?; isn't it?

   Kummst eh heid auf d'Nåcht, gö? ― You'll come tonight, right?

   Gö, mia håm kan Kas mehr. ― There's no cheese left, is there?

2. Used as an emphatically affirmative reply; isn't it just?

   Der Topfnstrudl då is sauguad! - Gö? Find i a! ― This quark strudel is delicious. - Isn't it just? That's what I think too.

Related terms

• gön S'
• götn

Romansch

Noun

gö m (plural gös)

1. game