genga

Japanese

Romanization

genga

1. Rōmaji transcription of げんが

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gangijô. Cognate with Old High German gengo, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌾𐌰 (gaggja).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡen.jɑ/, [ˈɡen.d͡ʒɑ]

Noun

genġa m

1. walker, goer

Declension

Declension of genġa (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	genġa	genġan
accusative	genġan	genġan
genitive	genġan	genġena
dative	genġan	genġum

Derived terms

• āngenġa (“lone traveler, solitary walker”)
• nihtgenġa (“an evil being active at night; goblin, nightmare”)

Descendants

• Middle English: -genge

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Old Norse

Adjective

genga

1. inflection of gengr:
   1. strong accusative feminine singular
   2. strong accusative masculine plural
   3. weak accusative/dative/genitive masculine singular
   4. weak nominative feminine singular
   5. weak nominative/accusative/dative/genitive neuter singular

Verb

genga

1. first-person singular past subjunctive active of ganga