Google

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English[edit]

 Google (disambiguation) on Wikipedia
the logo of Google

Etymology[edit]

Misspelling of googol (one followed by a hundred zeros), alluding to the site's purpose of providing easy access to vast amounts of information.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Google

  1. (trademark) A particular Internet company.
  2. (computing, trademark) A search engine that popularized the company of the same name.

Derived terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

  • In other scripts, the trademark may also be written in Roman letters.

See also[edit]

Verb[edit]

Google (third-person singular simple present Googles, present participle Googling, simple past and past participle Googled)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of google
    • 2003, William Gibson, Pattern Recognition (Bigend cycle; book 1), New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, →ISBN, page 2:
      Google Damien and you will find a director of music videos and commercials. Google Cayce and you will find “coolhunter,” and if you look closely you may see it suggested that she is a “sensitive” of some kind, a dowser in the world of global marketing.

Translations[edit]

Danish[edit]

Danish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia da

Etymology[edit]

From English Google.

Proper noun[edit]

Google (genitive Googles)

  1. Google

Derived terms[edit]

Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English Google.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡuːɡle/, [ˈɡuːɡle̞]
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡuːɡəl/, [ˈɡuːɡəl]
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡoːɡle/, [ˈɡo̞ːɡle̞]

Proper noun[edit]

Google

  1. Google (trademark)
  2. Google (search engine)

Declension[edit]

Inflection of Google (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative Google
genitive Googlen
partitive Googlea
illative Googleen
singular plural
nominative Google
accusative nom. Google
gen. Googlen
genitive Googlen
partitive Googlea
inessive Googlessa
elative Googlesta
illative Googleen
adessive Googlella
ablative Googlelta
allative Googlelle
essive Googlena
translative Googleksi
instructive
abessive Googletta
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Google (type nalle)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Googleni
accusative nom. Googleni
gen. Googleni
genitive Googleni
partitive Googleani
inessive Googlessani
elative Googlestani
illative Googleeni
adessive Googlellani
ablative Googleltani
allative Googlelleni
essive Googlenani
translative Googlekseni
instructive
abessive Googlettani
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Googlesi
accusative nom. Googlesi
gen. Googlesi
genitive Googlesi
partitive Googleasi
inessive Googlessasi
elative Googlestasi
illative Googleesi
adessive Googlellasi
ablative Googleltasi
allative Googlellesi
essive Googlenasi
translative Googleksesi
instructive
abessive Googlettasi
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Googlemme
accusative nom. Googlemme
gen. Googlemme
genitive Googlemme
partitive Googleamme
inessive Googlessamme
elative Googlestamme
illative Googleemme
adessive Googlellamme
ablative Googleltamme
allative Googlellemme
essive Googlenamme
translative Googleksemme
instructive
abessive Googlettamme
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Googlenne
accusative nom. Googlenne
gen. Googlenne
genitive Googlenne
partitive Googleanne
inessive Googlessanne
elative Googlestanne
illative Googleenne
adessive Googlellanne
ablative Googleltanne
allative Googlellenne
essive Googlenanne
translative Googleksenne
instructive
abessive Googlettanne
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Googlensa
accusative nom. Googlensa
gen. Googlensa
genitive Googlensa
partitive Googleaan
Googleansa
inessive Googlessaan
Googlessansa
elative Googlestaan
Googlestansa
illative Googleensa
adessive Googlellaan
Googlellansa
ablative Googleltaan
Googleltansa
allative Googlelleen
Googlellensa
essive Googlenaan
Googlenansa
translative Googlekseen
Googleksensa
instructive
abessive Googlettaan
Googlettansa
comitative

Derived terms[edit]

French[edit]

French Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fr

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (France) IPA(key): /ɡu.ɡœl/

Proper noun[edit]

Google ?

  1. Google

German[edit]

German Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia de

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English Google.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡuːɡəl/, [ˈɡuːɡəl], [ˈɡuːɡl̩]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Goo‧gle

Proper noun[edit]

Google n (genitive Googles)

  1. Google (search engine)
    • 2004, Thomas Köhre, Google: Alles finden und viele Tricks, page 9:
      Sicher haben Sie schon einmal den Ausspruch »Frag doch Google!« gehört und sich gefragt, was dieses Google eigentlich ist?
      (please add an English translation of this quote)

Derived terms[edit]

Hungarian[edit]

 Google (company) on Hungarian Wikipedia
 Google (search engine) on Hungarian Wikipedia

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English Google.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡuːɡl̩], [ˈɡuːɡəl]
  • Hyphenation: Google
  • Rhymes: -əl

Proper noun[edit]

Google

  1. Google (search engine or company)

Usage notes[edit]

Due to the difficulty posed by its word-final consonant cluster, it is sometimes localized informally (and somewhat jocularly) as gugli and this latter variant may serve as a basis for further derivations.

Declension[edit]

The Hungarian version of Google uses suffixes with -o- in Google’s Chrome browser.[1]

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative Google
accusative Google-t
dative Google-nak
instrumental Google-lal
causal-final Google-ért
translative Google-lá
terminative Google-ig
essive-formal Google-ként
essive-modal
inessive Google-ban
superessive Google-on
adessive Google-nál
illative Google-ba
sublative Google-ra
allative Google-hoz
elative Google-ból
delative Google-ról
ablative Google-tól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
Google-é
non-attributive
possessive - plural
Google-éi
Possessive forms of Google
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Google-om
2nd person sing. Google-od
3rd person sing. Google-ja
1st person plural Google-unk
2nd person plural Google-otok
3rd person plural Google-juk

or

Inflection (stem in -ö-, front rounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative Google
accusative Google-t
dative Google-nek
instrumental Google-lel
causal-final Google-ért
translative Google-lé
terminative Google-ig
essive-formal Google-ként
essive-modal
inessive Google-ben
superessive Google-ön
adessive Google-nél
illative Google-be
sublative Google-re
allative Google-höz
elative Google-ből
delative Google-ről
ablative Google-től
non-attributive
possessive - singular
Google-é
non-attributive
possessive - plural
Google-éi
Possessive forms of Google
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Google-öm
2nd person sing. Google-öd
3rd person sing. Google-je
1st person plural Google-ünk
2nd person plural Google-ötök
3rd person plural Google-jük

or

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative Google
accusative Google-t
dative Google-nek
instrumental Google-lel
causal-final Google-ért
translative Google-lé
terminative Google-ig
essive-formal Google-ként
essive-modal
inessive Google-ben
superessive Google-en
adessive Google-nél
illative Google-be
sublative Google-re
allative Google-hez
elative Google-ből
delative Google-ről
ablative Google-től
non-attributive
possessive - singular
Google-é
non-attributive
possessive - plural
Google-éi
Possessive forms of Google
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Google-em
2nd person sing. Google-ed
3rd person sing. Google-je
1st person plural Google-ünk
2nd person plural Google-etek
3rd person plural Google-jük

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Text in the empty search field in a new page opened in Chrome: Keressen a Google-on, vagy írjon be egy URL-t (Search Google or type a URL).

Further reading[edit]

Italian[edit]

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia it

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English Google.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Google m

  1. Google (search engine or company)

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Google in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English Google.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɡuɡl/
  • Rhymes: -uɡl
  • Syllabification: Google

Proper noun[edit]

Google m inan

  1. Google

Declension[edit]

or

Indeclinable.

Derived terms[edit]

verb

Further reading[edit]

  • Google in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Google in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese[edit]

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pt

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English Google.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Google m or f

  1. Google (search engine or company)

Usage notes[edit]

When referring to the search engine the noun is often treated as masculine, when referring to the company itself as feminine.[1]

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “Qual a diferença entre “o Google” e “a Google”?”, in Portuguese Language Stack Exchange[1], accessed November 05, 2015