geu

See also: ge'u

Basque

Etymology

From gu (“we”) +‎ hau (“this”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡeu̯/ [ɡeu̯]
• Rhymes: -eu̯
• Hyphenation: geu

Pronoun

geu emphatic (non-emphatic form gu)

1. (emphatic) First-person plural personal pronoun; we, we ourselves

Usage notes

• See neu (“I myself”).

Declension

Declension of geu

absolutive	geu
ergative	geuk
dative	geuri
genitive	geure
comitative	geurekin
causative	geugatik, geuregatik
benefactive	geuretzat, geuretako
instrumental	geutaz
inessive	geugan, geuregan, geure baitan, geutan
locative	geure baitako
allative	geuregana, geureganat, geure baitara, geure baitarat
terminative	geuganaino, geureganaino, geu baitaraino, geure baitaraino
directive	geuganantz, geureganantz
destinative	geuganako, geureganako
ablative	geuganik, geureganik, geugandik, geuregandik, geu baitatik, geu baitarik, geure baitatik, geure baitarik

Derived terms

• geureganatu (“to bring closer to us”)
• geurekoi
• geurekoikeria
• geuretu
• geurez
• geurezko

See also

Basque personal pronouns

		singular		plural
		plain	emphatic	plain	emphatic
1st person		ni	neu, nihaur, nerau	gu	geu, guhaur, gerok
2nd person	familiar	hi	heu, hihaur, herori	zuek	zeuek, zuhauek, zerok
	neutral	zu	zeu, zuhaur, zerori
3rd person		use demonstrative and anaphoric pronouns

Further reading

• “geu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “geu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

French

Alternative forms

• gési, gis

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒy/

Participle

geu (feminine geue, masculine plural geus, feminine plural geues)

1. past participle of gésir

Middle English

Pronoun

geu

1. Alternative form of yow

Nias

Noun

geu

1. mutated form of eu (“wood”)

Old French

Alternative forms

• gieu
• giu
• jeu
• ju

Etymology

From Latin jocus, iocus.

Noun

geu oblique singular, m (oblique plural geus, nominative singular geus, nominative plural geu)

1. game

Descendants

• French: jeu

Rapa Nui

Verb

geu

1. to tease