ge

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ge"

Catalan

Noun

ge f (plural ges)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter G/g.

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Cebuano

Interjection

ge

1. Shortened for sige (Informal)

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Dutch

Alternative forms

• gij

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣə/

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Pronoun

ge

1. (dialectal, colloquial) unstressed form of gij: you

   Da ge bedankt zeet da witte!

   You know I'm thankful!

Usage notes

See usage notes at gij

Inflection

Dutch personal pronouns

	subject		object		possessive			reflexive	genitive5
singular	full	unstr.	full	unstr.	full	unstr.	pred.
1st person	ik	'k1	mij	me	mijn	m'n1	mijne	me	mijner, mijns
2nd person	jij	je	jou	je	jouw	je	jouwe	je	jouwer, jouws
2nd person archaic or regiolectal	gij	ge	u	–	uw	–	uwe	u	uwer, uws
2nd person formal	u	–	u	–	uw	–	uwe	zich	uwer, uws
3rd person masculine	hij	ie1	hem	'm1	zijn	z'n1	zijne	zich	zijner, zijns
3rd person feminine	zij	ze	haar	h'r1, 'r1, d'r1	haar	h'r1, 'r1, d'r1	hare	zich	harer, haars
3rd person neuter	het	't1	het	't1	zijn	z'n1	zijne	zich	zijner, zijns
plural
1st person	wij	we	ons	–	ons, onze2	–	onze	ons	onzer, onzes
2nd person	jullie	je	jullie	je	jullie	je	–	je	–
2nd person archaic or regiolectal6	gij	ge	u	–	uw	–	uwe	u	uwer, uws
2nd person formal	u	–	u	–	uw	–	uwe	zich	uwer, uws
3rd person	zij	ze	hen3, hun4	ze	hun	–	hunne	zich	hunner, huns
1) Not as common in written language. 2) Inflected as an adjective. 3) In prescriptivist use, used only as direct object (accusative). 4) In prescriptivist use, used only as indirect object (dative).				5) Archaic. Nowadays used for formal, literary or poetic purposes, and in fixed expressions. 6) To differentiate from the singular gij, and in a similar vein to "you lot" or "you guys" in English, it is common to use gijlui ("you people") or gijlieden ("you people") or one of their contracted variants, and their corresponding objects, possessives and reflexives, in the plural.

Anagrams

• eg

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Emilian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡe/
• Hyphenation: ge

Alternative forms

• Becomes g’ before a vowel (proclitic).

• Becomes -eg when acting as an enclitic (after a consonant).

• Becomes -g when acting as an enclitic (after a vowel).

Etymology 1

From Latin illī (nominative plural and dative singular of ille). Cognate with Catalan li and Italian gli.

Pronoun

ge (personal, dative case)

1. him, to him

   Al ge xîva njînta.

   He wasn’t saying anything to him.

2. her, to her
3. them, to them

Related terms

Emilian personal pronouns (strong forms)

Number	Person	Gender	Disjunctive (tonic)	Nominative (subject)	Accusative (direct complement)	Dative (indirect complement)	Reflexive (-self)	Comitative (with)
Singular	First	—	mè	a	me			mêg
	Second	—	tè	et	te			têg
	Third	Masculine	ló	al		ge	se	sêg
		Feminine	lê	la
Plural	First	Masculine	nuēter	a	se			nōsk
		Feminine	nuētri
	Second	Masculine	vuēter	a	ve			vōsk
		Feminine	vuētri
	Third	Masculine	lôr	i		ge	se	sêg
		Feminine		el	li

Etymology 2

From Latin hīc (“here”). Cognate with Catalan hi, French y, Italian ci.

Pronoun

ge (adverbial, locative case)

1. here, in here
2. there, in there

   Al ge màt dèinter dl’akwa.

   He puts water in there.

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Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /keː/

Noun

ge n (genitive singular ges, plural ge)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter G/g.

Declension

Declension of ge
n4	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ge	geið	ge	geini
accusative	ge	geið	ge	geini
dative	ge, gei	genum	geum	geunum
genitive	ges	gesins	gea	geanna

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) bókstavur; a / fyrra a, á, be, de, edd, e, eff, ge, há, i / fyrra i, í / fyrra í, jodd, ká, ell, emm, enn, o, ó, pe, err, ess, te, u, ú, ve, seinna i, seinna í, seinna a, ø

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Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡe/, /ɡɛ/

Noun

ge (plural ge-i)

1. The name of the Latin script letter G/g.

See also

• (Latin script letter names) litero; a, be, ce, che, de, e, fe, ge, he, i, je, ke, le, me, ne, o, pe, que, re, se, she, te, u, ve, we, xe, ye, ze ^{(Category: io:Latin letter names)}

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Japanese

Romanization

ge

1. Rōmaji transcription of げ
2. Rōmaji transcription of ゲ

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Lashi

Adjective

ge

1. good

References

https://inter.payap.ac.th/wp-content/uploads/linguistics_students/Luk_Hkaw_Thesis2017.pdf

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ɡeː/, [ɡeː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒe/, [d͡ʒɛː]

Noun

gē f (indeclinable)

1. The name of the letter G.

Coordinate terms

• (Latin-script letter names) littera; ā, bē, cē, dē, ē, ef, gē, hā / *acca, ī, kā, el, em, en, ō, pē, kū, er, es, tē, ū, ix / īx / ex, ȳ / ī graeca / ȳpsīlon, zēta

References

• “ge”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎^[1]
• “ge”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Arthur E. Gordon, The Letter Names of the Latin Alphabet (University of California Press, 1973; volume 9 of University of California Publications: Classical Studies), part III: “Summary of the Ancient Evidence”, page 32: "Clearly there is no question or doubt about the names of the vowels A, E, I, O, U. They are simply long A, long E, etc. (ā, ē, ī, ō, ū). Nor is there any uncertainty with respect to the six mutes B, C, D, G, P, T. Their names are bē, cē, dē, gē, pē, tē (each with a long E). Or about H, K, and Q: they are hā, kā, kū—each, again, with a long vowel sound."

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Mandarin

Romanization

ge

1. Nonstandard spelling of gē.
2. Nonstandard spelling of gé.
3. Nonstandard spelling of gě.
4. Nonstandard spelling of gè.

Usage notes

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

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Mapudungun

A human eye

Noun

ge (using Raguileo Alphabet)

1. (anatomy) eye
2. sight, the ability to see.

References

• Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

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Middle English

Etymology 1

Pronoun

ge

1. Alternative form of ye

References

• “ye, (pron.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 16 May 2018.

Etymology 2

Pronoun

ge

1. Alternative form of heo

References

• “he, pron. (3)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 10 June 2018.

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Old English

Etymology 1

From *jīz, an early variation of Proto-Germanic *jūz, representing Proto-Indo-European *yūs. Cognate with Old Frisian jī, Old Saxon gi, Dutch gij, Old High German ir (German ihr), Old Norse ér (Swedish I, later ni), Gothic 𐌾𐌿𐍃 (jus). The Indo-European root is also the source of Albanian ju, Proto-Baltic *ju- (Lithuanian jūs), Tocharian A yas, Tocharian B yes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeː/

Pronoun

ġē

1. you (plural): nominative plural of þū

Descendants

• Middle English: ye, yee, ȝe, ȝee, yeȝ, yhe, ȝhe, ge, iye, yie, ȝie, gie, hye, hie, ȝeo, geo
  • English: ye, yee
  • Scots: ȝe, ye
  • Yola: ye

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *ja. Originally the same word as ġēa (“yes”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /je/

Conjunction

ġe

1. and; often doubled as ġe... ġe... ("both... and...")

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Old French

Pronoun

ge

1. # Alternative form of je

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Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin illī.

Pronoun

ge

1. to her, to it, or to him

Descendants

• Spanish: se

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Rawa

Pronoun

ge

1. you

References

• Norma Toland, Donald Toland, Reference Grammar of the Karo/Rawa Language (1991)

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Scottish Gaelic

Conjunction

ge

1. (dated) although

Synonyms

• ged

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxe/ [ˈxe]

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• Rhymes: -e

Etymology 1

Noun

ge f (plural ges)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter G/g.

Etymology 2

Latin illī; akin to Portuguese lhe, Italian gli.

Pronoun

ge m or f (masculine and feminine plural ges)

1. Obsolete form of se (as a dative pronoun).

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001

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Swedish

Etymology

Apocopic form of giva, with umlaut, from Old Swedish giva, gæva, from Old Norse gefa, from Proto-Germanic *gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰab(ʰ)-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeː/, IPA^(key): /ˈjeːə/

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• Rhymes: -eː

Verb

ge

1. to give

   Synonym: giva (dated)

2. (reflexive) to give up, to surrender, to quit
3. to give (to exhibit as a product or result; to produce; to yield)

Usage notes

• The older strong conjugation (giva, giver) is complete with present and past participles. The weak conjugation (ge, ger) does not provide acceptable forms for the past tense (*gedde) or participles (*geende, *gedd), but is now the preferred and dominating choice for other cases (ge, ger, gett).

Conjugation

Conjugation of ge (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	ge		ges
Supine	gett		getts
Imperative	ge		—
Imper. plural1	gen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	ger	gav	ges	gavs
Ind. plural1	ge	gav	ges	gavs
Subjunctive2	ge	gav	ges	gavs
	Participles
Present participle	—
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Conjugation of giva (class 5 strong)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	giva		givas
Supine	givit		givits
Imperative	giv		—
Imper. plural1	given		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	giver	gav	givs, gives	gavs
Ind. plural1	giva	gåvo	givas	gåvos
Subjunctive2	give	gåve	gives	gåves
	Participles
Present participle	givande
Past participle	given
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Conjugation of gifva (class 5 strong)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	gifva		gifvas
Supine	gifvit		gifvits
Imperative	gif		—
Imper. plural1	gifven		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	gifver	gaf	gifs, gifves	gafs
Ind. plural1	gifva	gåfvo	gifvas	gåfvos
Subjunctive2	gifve	gåfve	gifves	gåfves
	Participles
Present participle	gifvande
Past participle	gifven
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

ange ge an ge besked ge bort ge efter ge igen

ge järnet ge med sig ge sig av ge sig den på ge sig in i ge sig till

ge sig tillkänna ge sig på ge rätt ge tillbaka ge upp ge ut

avge inge överge tillge uppge utge

ge vid handen

Anagrams

• EG, eg.

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Turkish

Noun

ge (definite accusative geyi, plural geler)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter G/g.

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) harf; a, be, ce, çe, de, e, fe, ge, yumuşak ge, he, ı, i, je, ke, le, me, ne, o, ö, pe, re, se, şe, te, u, ü, ve, ye, ze

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Turkmen

Noun

ge (definite accusative geni, plural geler)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter G/g.

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) harp; a, be, çe, de, e, ä, ef, ge, ha, i, je, že, ke, el, em, en, eň, o, ö, pe, re, se, şa, te, u, ü, we, y, ýy, ze