gae

See also: ga'e

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡeː/

Noun

gae m (genitive singular gae, nominative plural gaethe)

1. (archaic or dialectal) Alternative form of ga (“spear, dart; ray”)

Declension

Declension of gae

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative gae gaethe Vocative a ghae a ghaethe Genitive gae gaethe Dative gae gaethe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an gae na gaethe Genitive an ghae na ngaethe Dative leis an ngae don ghae leis na gaethe

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gae	ghae	ngae
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gae”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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Scots

Etymology 1

(deprecated template usage)

From Middle English gon, goon, from Old English gān (“to go”), from Proto-Germanic *gāną (“to go”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁- (“to leave”). Cognate with English go, West Frisian gean, Low German gahn, Dutch gaan, German gehen, Swedish and Danish gå, Norwegian gå.

Verb

gae

1. to go
   • 1884, Alexander Leighton, Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 17‎^[1]:

     Gae awa, gae awa — I canna thole the very thochts o' the story whilk thou ettles to ken.

     Go away, go away — I cannot deal with the very thoughts of the story which you are trying to know.

Etymology 2

Verb

gae

1. simple past tense of gie
   • 1816, Sir Walter Scott, Old Mortality, Illustrated, Volume 1.‎^[2]:

     Eh, Mr Henry! but the carle gae them a screed o' doctrine!

     Hey, Mr Henry! but the man gave them a piece of doctrine!

   • 1918, J. M. Barrie, A Window in Thrums‎^[3]:

     Chirsty was in Tilliedrum last Teisday or Wednesday, an' Tibbie gae her a cup o' tea.

     Chirsty was in Tilliedrum last Tuesday or Wednesday, and Tibbie gave her a cup of tea.

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Swahili

FWOTD – 10 June 2017

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɠɑ.ɛ/

Noun

gae (ma class, plural magae)

1. potsherd (broken piece of pottery)
   • 1994, Historia fupi ya Zanzibar, p. 24:

     Sakafu iliinuliwa kwa mchanga kiasi cha nusu mita na misingi ya msikiti ilichimbwa ndani ya tabaka za ardhi za miaka iliyopita zenye takataka na kujumuisha magae ya vyombo vya "Celado" na vya rangi manjano na mapambo meusi.

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Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaːɨ̯/
• IPA^(key): /ˈɡai̯/
  • IPA^(key): /ˈɡaː/

Noun

gae

1. Soft mutation of cae (“field”).

Verb

gae

1. Soft mutation of cae (“(s/he) closes, shuts”).

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cae	gae	nghae	chae
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.