gá

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ga"

Ashkun

Etymology

From Proto-Nuristani *gā́wā (whence Kamkata-viri gó, Prasuni gúṭu, Tregami gá, Waigali ga), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gā́wš (whence Sanskrit गो (gó), Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬊‎ (gao), Persian گاو‎ (gâv)), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws (whence Ancient Greek βοῦς (boûs), Russian говя́до (govjádo), English cow).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡá/

Noun

gá

1. cow

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Hungarian

Alternative forms

• gigágá, gá-gá

Etymology

An onomatopoeia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡaː]

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɡaː

Interjection

gá

1. honk (representation of the sound of a goose)
   • 1954, Lőrinc Szabó, Falusi hangverseny (Village concert)‎^[1]:

     Gá! Gá! Gá! / Szalad világgá / Liba mama, ha a Csacsi / rábőg, hogy I-á!

     Honk! Honk! Honk! / Running far away / mama Goose, when the Donkey / brays at her Hee-haw!

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kauː/
• Rhymes: -auː

Etymology 1

From Old Norse gá, from Proto-Germanic *ganhāną.

Verb

gá (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative gáði, supine gáð)

1. (intransitive) to look, to see, to check

Conjugation

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Noun

gá f (genitive singular gár, no plural)

1. care, caution

   Synonyms: aðgát, varúð

Declension

declension of gá

f-s1	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	gá	gáin
accusative	gá	gána
dative	gá	gánni
genitive	gár	gárinnar

Derived terms

• gálaus (“careless”)
• gáleysi (“carelessness”)

Etymology 2

Of onomatopoeic origin.

Noun

gá f (genitive singular gár, no plural)

1. bark, barking

   Synonyms: gjamm, gelt

Declension

declension of gá

f-s1	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	gá	gáin
accusative	gá	gána
dative	gá	gánni
genitive	gár	gárinnar

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Irish

Alternative forms

• gábh, gábhadh
• gádh (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish gád (“danger, need”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ɡɑː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ɡaː/

Noun

gá m (genitive singular gá)

1. need, requirement

   Ní gá duit imeacht.

   You don’t need to go; you don’t have to go.

   Ní gá dom glaoch orthu.

   I don’t need to call them.

Declension

Declension of gá

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative gá Vocative a ghá Genitive gá Dative gá

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an gá Genitive an ghá Dative leis an ngá don ghá

Synonyms

• (need): feidhm, gátar, riachtanas

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gá	ghá	ngá
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “gád”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• “gáḃaḋ” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 342.
• "gá" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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Mandarin

Alternative forms

• ga (nonstandard)

Romanization

gá (ga², Zhuyin ㄍㄚˊ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 尜.
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 軋, 轧.
3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 釒.
4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 錷.
5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 钄.
6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 噶.

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Old Norse

Etymology 1

From geyja (“to bark”).

Noun

gá f

1. barking

Declension

  Declension of gá (strong ō-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gá	gáin	gár	gárnar
accusative	gá	gána	gár	gárnar
dative	gá	gánni	gám	gánum
genitive	gár	gárinnar	gá	gánna

References

• gá in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *ganhāną.

Noun

gá f

1. attention

Usage notes

Often in compounds, such as úgá or gáleysi

Verb

gá (singular past indicative gáði, plural past indicative gáðu, past participle gát)

1. to heed

   (with infinitive) (about verbs)

   (with genitive) (about nouns)

   • • guðs hann gáði

       he gave heed to God

     • gá sín

       to take care of oneself

     • glýja þú né gáðir

       thou hadst no mind for joy

Conjugation

Conjugation of gá — active (weak class 3)

infinitive	gá
present participle	gándi, gáandi
past participle	gát
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	gái	gáða
2nd-person singular	gáir	gáðir
3rd-person singular	gáir	gáði
1st-person plural	gám	gáðum
2nd-person plural	gáið	gáðuð
3rd-person plural	gá	gáðu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	gá	gæða
2nd-person singular	gáir	gæðir
3rd-person singular	gái	gæði
1st-person plural	gáim	gæðim
2nd-person plural	gáið	gæðið
3rd-person plural	gái	gæði
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	gá
1st-person plural	gám
2nd-person plural	gáið

Conjugation of gá — mediopassive (weak class 3)

infinitive	gásk
present participle	gándisk, gáandisk
past participle	gázk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	gámk	gáðumk
2nd-person singular	gáisk	gáðisk
3rd-person singular	gáisk	gáðisk
1st-person plural	gámsk	gáðumsk
2nd-person plural	gáizk	gáðuzk
3rd-person plural	gásk	gáðusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	gámk	gæðumk
2nd-person singular	gáisk	gæðisk
3rd-person singular	gáisk	gæðisk
1st-person plural	gáimsk	gæðimsk
2nd-person plural	gáizk	gæðizk
3rd-person plural	gáisk	gæðisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	gásk
1st-person plural	gámsk
2nd-person plural	gáizk

Descendants

• Icelandic: gá
• Norwegian Nynorsk: gå

References

• J.Fritzners ordbok over Det gamle norske sprog, dvs. norrøn ordbok ("J.Fritnzer's dictionary of the old Norwegian language, i.e. Old Norse dictionary"), on gá.
• gá in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

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Tregami

Etymology

From Proto-Nuristani *gā́wā (whence Ashkun gá, Kamkata-viri gó, Prasuni gúṭu, Waigali ga), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gā́wš (whence Sanskrit गो (gó), Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬊‎ (gao), Persian گاو‎ (gâv)), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws (whence Ancient Greek βοῦς (boûs), Russian говя́до (govjádo), English cow).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡá/

Noun

gá

1. cow