geja

See also: gejā

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Etymology

From English gay. Doublet of gaja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡeja]

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• Rhymes: -eja
• Hyphenation: ge‧ja

Adjective

geja (accusative singular gejan, plural gejaj, accusative plural gejajn)

1. gay, homosexual (especially of men)
   • 2000 August, Gerrit Berveling, “Tro senkosta pentemo”, in Monato, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 22:

     Kion pensi pri la ankoraŭa diskriminacio kontraŭ gejaj kaj lesbaj fiduloj?

     What to think about the ongoing discrimination against gay and lesbian faithful?

Synonyms

• samseksama (“homosexual”, literally “same-sex-loving”)
• samseksema (“homosexual”, literally “same-sex-oriented”)

Antonyms

• malgeja (“straight”)

Hypernyms

• GLAT-a (“LGBT”)
• kvira (“queer”) (neologism)

Hyponyms

• lesba (“lesbian”)

Related terms

• gejo

See also

• gaja (“joyous”)

Latvian

Noun

geja m

1. genitive singular of gejs

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛ.ja/
• Rhymes: -ɛja
• Syllabification: ge‧ja

Noun

geja m pers

1. genitive/accusative singular of gej

Zulu

Verb

-géja

1. (transitive) to miss, to fail to reach

Inflection

Tone H
Infinitive	ukugeja
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukugeja	ukungageji
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	geja	-geje
Plural	gejani	-gejeni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyageja, ngigeja	engigejayo, engigeja	ngigeja	angigeji	engingageji	ngingageji
2nd singular	uyageja, ugeja	ogejayo, ogeja	ugeja	awugeji	ongageji	ungageji
1st plural	siyageja, sigeja	esigejayo, esigeja	sigeja	asigeji	esingageji	singageji
2nd plural	niyageja, nigeja	enigejayo, enigeja	nigeja	anigeji	eningageji	ningageji
Class 1	uyageja, ugeja	ogejayo, ogeja	egeja	akageji	ongageji	engageji
Class 2	bayageja, bageja	abagejayo, abageja	begeja	abageji	abangageji	bengageji
Class 3	uyageja, ugeja	ogejayo, ogeja	ugeja	awugeji	ongageji	ungageji
Class 4	iyageja, igeja	egejayo, egeja	igeja	ayigeji	engageji	ingageji
Class 5	liyageja, ligeja	eligejayo, eligeja	ligeja	aligeji	elingageji	lingageji
Class 6	ayageja, ageja	agejayo, ageja	egeja	awageji	angageji	engageji
Class 7	siyageja, sigeja	esigejayo, esigeja	sigeja	asigeji	esingageji	singageji
Class 8	ziyageja, zigeja	ezigejayo, ezigeja	zigeja	azigeji	ezingageji	zingageji
Class 9	iyageja, igeja	egejayo, egeja	igeja	ayigeji	engageji	ingageji
Class 10	ziyageja, zigeja	ezigejayo, ezigeja	zigeja	azigeji	ezingageji	zingageji
Class 11	luyageja, lugeja	olugejayo, olugeja	lugeja	alugeji	olungageji	lungageji
Class 14	buyageja, bugeja	obugejayo, obugeja	bugeja	abugeji	obungageji	bungageji
Class 15	kuyageja, kugeja	okugejayo, okugeja	kugeja	akugeji	okungageji	kungageji
Class 17	kuyageja, kugeja	okugejayo, okugeja	kugeja	akugeji	okungageji	kungageji
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngigejile, ngigejē	engigejile, engigejē	ngigejile, ngigejē	angigejanga	engingagejanga	ngingagejanga
2nd singular	ugejile, ugejē	ogejile, ogejē	ugejile, ugejē	awugejanga	ongagejanga	ungagejanga
1st plural	sigejile, sigejē	esigejile, esigejē	sigejile, sigejē	asigejanga	esingagejanga	singagejanga
2nd plural	nigejile, nigejē	enigejile, enigejē	nigejile, nigejē	anigejanga	eningagejanga	ningagejanga
Class 1	ugejile, ugejē	ogejile, ogejē	egejile, egejē	akagejanga	ongagejanga	engagejanga
Class 2	bagejile, bagejē	abagejile, abagejē	begejile, begejē	abagejanga	abangagejanga	bengagejanga
Class 3	ugejile, ugejē	ogejile, ogejē	ugejile, ugejē	awugejanga	ongagejanga	ungagejanga
Class 4	igejile, igejē	egejile, egejē	igejile, igejē	ayigejanga	engagejanga	ingagejanga
Class 5	ligejile, ligejē	eligejile, eligejē	ligejile, ligejē	aligejanga	elingagejanga	lingagejanga
Class 6	agejile, agejē	agejile, agejē	egejile, egejē	awagejanga	angagejanga	engagejanga
Class 7	sigejile, sigejē	esigejile, esigejē	sigejile, sigejē	asigejanga	esingagejanga	singagejanga
Class 8	zigejile, zigejē	ezigejile, ezigejē	zigejile, zigejē	azigejanga	ezingagejanga	zingagejanga
Class 9	igejile, igejē	egejile, egejē	igejile, igejē	ayigejanga	engagejanga	ingagejanga
Class 10	zigejile, zigejē	ezigejile, ezigejē	zigejile, zigejē	azigejanga	ezingagejanga	zingagejanga
Class 11	lugejile, lugejē	olugejile, olugejē	lugejile, lugejē	alugejanga	olungagejanga	lungagejanga
Class 14	bugejile, bugejē	obugejile, obugejē	bugejile, bugejē	abugejanga	obungagejanga	bungagejanga
Class 15	kugejile, kugejē	okugejile, okugejē	kugejile, kugejē	akugejanga	okungagejanga	kungagejanga
Class 17	kugejile, kugejē	okugejile, okugejē	kugejile, kugejē	akugejanga	okungagejanga	kungagejanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngāgeja	engāgeja	ngāgeja	angigejanga	engingagejanga	ngingagejanga
2nd singular	wāgeja	owāgeja	wāgeja	awugejanga	ongagejanga	ungagejanga
1st plural	sāgeja	esāgeja	sāgeja	asigejanga	esingagejanga	singagejanga
2nd plural	nāgeja	enāgeja	nāgeja	anigejanga	eningagejanga	ningagejanga
Class 1	wāgeja	owāgeja	āgeja	akagejanga	ongagejanga	engagejanga
Class 2	bāgeja	abāgeja	bāgeja	abagejanga	abangagejanga	bengagejanga
Class 3	wāgeja	owāgeja	wāgeja	awugejanga	ongagejanga	ungagejanga
Class 4	yāgeja	eyāgeja	yāgeja	ayigejanga	engagejanga	ingagejanga
Class 5	lāgeja	elāgeja	lāgeja	aligejanga	elingagejanga	lingagejanga
Class 6	āgeja	āgeja	āgeja	awagejanga	angagejanga	engagejanga
Class 7	sāgeja	esāgeja	sāgeja	asigejanga	esingagejanga	singagejanga
Class 8	zāgeja	ezāgeja	zāgeja	azigejanga	ezingagejanga	zingagejanga
Class 9	yāgeja	eyāgeja	yāgeja	ayigejanga	engagejanga	ingagejanga
Class 10	zāgeja	ezāgeja	zāgeja	azigejanga	ezingagejanga	zingagejanga
Class 11	lwāgeja	olwāgeja	lwāgeja	alugejanga	olungagejanga	lungagejanga
Class 14	bāgeja	obāgeja	bāgeja	abugejanga	obungagejanga	bungagejanga
Class 15	kwāgeja	okwāgeja	kwāgeja	akugejanga	okungagejanga	kungagejanga
Class 17	kwāgeja	okwāgeja	kwāgeja	akugejanga	okungagejanga	kungagejanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingageja	—	ngingageja	ngingegeje	—	ngingegeje
2nd singular	ungageja	—	ungageja	ungegeje	—	ungegeje
1st plural	singageja	—	singageja	singegeje	—	singegeje
2nd plural	ningageja	—	ningageja	ningegeje	—	ningegeje
Class 1	angageja	—	engageja	angegeje	—	engegeje
Class 2	bangageja	—	bengageja	bangegeje	—	bengegeje
Class 3	ungageja	—	ungageja	ungegeje	—	ungegeje
Class 4	ingageja	—	ingageja	ingegeje	—	ingegeje
Class 5	lingageja	—	lingageja	lingegeje	—	lingegeje
Class 6	angageja	—	engageja	angegeje	—	engegeje
Class 7	singageja	—	singageja	singegeje	—	singegeje
Class 8	zingageja	—	zingageja	zingegeje	—	zingegeje
Class 9	ingageja	—	ingageja	ingegeje	—	ingegeje
Class 10	zingageja	—	zingageja	zingegeje	—	zingegeje
Class 11	lungageja	—	lungageja	lungegeje	—	lungegeje
Class 14	bungageja	—	bungageja	bungegeje	—	bungegeje
Class 15	kungageja	—	kungageja	kungegeje	—	kungegeje
Class 17	kungageja	—	kungageja	kungegeje	—	kungegeje
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizogeja	engizogeja	ngizogeja	angizugeja	engingezugeja	ngingezugeja
2nd singular	uzogeja	ozogeja	uzogeja	awuzugeja	ongezugeja	ungezugeja
1st plural	sizogeja	esizogeja	sizogeja	asizugeja	esingezugeja	singezugeja
2nd plural	nizogeja	enizogeja	nizogeja	anizugeja	eningezugeja	ningezugeja
Class 1	uzogeja	ozogeja	ezogeja	akazugeja	ongezugeja	engezugeja
Class 2	bazogeja	abazogeja	bezogeja	abazugeja	abangezugeja	bengezugeja
Class 3	uzogeja	ozogeja	uzogeja	awuzugeja	ongezugeja	ungezugeja
Class 4	izogeja	ezogeja	izogeja	ayizugeja	engezugeja	ingezugeja
Class 5	lizogeja	elizogeja	lizogeja	alizugeja	elingezugeja	lingezugeja
Class 6	azogeja	azogeja	ezogeja	awazugeja	angezugeja	engezugeja
Class 7	sizogeja	esizogeja	sizogeja	asizugeja	esingezugeja	singezugeja
Class 8	zizogeja	ezizogeja	zizogeja	azizugeja	ezingezugeja	zingezugeja
Class 9	izogeja	ezogeja	izogeja	ayizugeja	engezugeja	ingezugeja
Class 10	zizogeja	ezizogeja	zizogeja	azizugeja	ezingezugeja	zingezugeja
Class 11	luzogeja	oluzogeja	luzogeja	aluzugeja	olungezugeja	lungezugeja
Class 14	buzogeja	obuzogeja	buzogeja	abuzugeja	obungezugeja	bungezugeja
Class 15	kuzogeja	okuzogeja	kuzogeja	akuzugeja	okungezugeja	kungezugeja
Class 17	kuzogeja	okuzogeja	kuzogeja	akuzugeja	okungezugeja	kungezugeja
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyogeja	engiyogeja	ngiyogeja	angiyugeja	engingeyugeja	ngingeyugeja
2nd singular	uyogeja	oyogeja	uyogeja	awuyugeja	ongeyugeja	ungeyugeja
1st plural	siyogeja	esiyogeja	siyogeja	asiyugeja	esingeyugeja	singeyugeja
2nd plural	niyogeja	eniyogeja	niyogeja	aniyugeja	eningeyugeja	ningeyugeja
Class 1	uyogeja	oyogeja	eyogeja	akayugeja	ongeyugeja	engeyugeja
Class 2	bayogeja	abayogeja	beyogeja	abayugeja	abangeyugeja	bengeyugeja
Class 3	uyogeja	oyogeja	uyogeja	awuyugeja	ongeyugeja	ungeyugeja
Class 4	iyogeja	eyogeja	iyogeja	ayiyugeja	engeyugeja	ingeyugeja
Class 5	liyogeja	eliyogeja	liyogeja	aliyugeja	elingeyugeja	lingeyugeja
Class 6	ayogeja	ayogeja	eyogeja	awayugeja	angeyugeja	engeyugeja
Class 7	siyogeja	esiyogeja	siyogeja	asiyugeja	esingeyugeja	singeyugeja
Class 8	ziyogeja	eziyogeja	ziyogeja	aziyugeja	ezingeyugeja	zingeyugeja
Class 9	iyogeja	eyogeja	iyogeja	ayiyugeja	engeyugeja	ingeyugeja
Class 10	ziyogeja	eziyogeja	ziyogeja	aziyugeja	ezingeyugeja	zingeyugeja
Class 11	luyogeja	oluyogeja	luyogeja	aluyugeja	olungeyugeja	lungeyugeja
Class 14	buyogeja	obuyogeja	buyogeja	abuyugeja	obungeyugeja	bungeyugeja
Class 15	kuyogeja	okuyogeja	kuyogeja	akuyugeja	okungeyugeja	kungeyugeja
Class 17	kuyogeja	okuyogeja	kuyogeja	akuyugeja	okungeyugeja	kungeyugeja
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngigeje	ngingageji
2nd singular	ugeje	ungageji
1st plural	sigeje	singageji
2nd plural	nigeje	ningageji
Class 1	ageje	angageji
Class 2	bageje	bangageji
Class 3	ugeje	ungageji
Class 4	igeje	ingageji
Class 5	ligeje	lingageji
Class 6	ageje	angageji
Class 7	sigeje	singageji
Class 8	zigeje	zingageji
Class 9	igeje	ingageji
Class 10	zigeje	zingageji
Class 11	lugeje	lungageji
Class 14	bugeje	bungageji
Class 15	kugeje	kungageji
Class 17	kugeje	kungageji
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngageja	ngangageja, angageja, angangageja
2nd singular	wageja	wangageja, awageja, awangageja
1st plural	sageja	sangageja, asageja, asangageja
2nd plural	nageja	nangageja, anageja, anangageja
Class 1	wageja	wangageja, akageja, akangageja
Class 2	bageja	bangageja, abageja, abangageja
Class 3	wageja	wangageja, awageja, awangageja
Class 4	yageja	yangageja, ayageja, ayangageja
Class 5	lageja	langageja, alageja, alangageja
Class 6	ageja	angageja, awageja, awangageja
Class 7	sageja	sangageja, asageja, asangageja
Class 8	zageja	zangageja, azageja, azangageja
Class 9	yageja	yangageja, ayageja, ayangageja
Class 10	zageja	zangageja, azageja, azangageja
Class 11	lwageja	lwangageja, alwageja, alwangageja
Class 14	bageja	bangageja, abageja, abangageja
Class 15	kwageja	kwangageja, akwageja, akwangageja
Class 17	kwageja	kwangageja, akwageja, akwangageja

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “geja”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “geja (6-3.9)”