gé

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Noun

gé n (indeclinable)

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

Further reading

• gé in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• gé in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒe/

Noun

gé m (plural gés)

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

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ɡeː

Noun

gé

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

Declension

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) betű; a, á, bé, cé, csé, dé, dzé, dzsé, e, é, eff, gé, gyé, há, i, í, jé, ká, ell, ellipszilon / elly / ejj, emm, enn, enny, o, ó, ö, ő, pé, kú, err, ess, essz, té, tyé, u, ú, ü, ű, vé, dupla vé / vevé, iksz, ipszilon, zé, zsé. (See also: Latin script letters.)

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /cɛː/
• Rhymes: -ɛː

Noun

gé n (genitive singular gés, nominative plural gé)

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

Declension

Irish

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish géd m (“goose”), from Proto-Celtic *gezdā. Cognate with Welsh gŵydd, Cornish goth and Breton gwaz.

Pronunciation

• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ɟeː/, (plural) IPA^(key): /ˈɟeːwə/

Noun

gé f or m (genitive singular gé or géidh, nominative plural géanna or géidhe or géacha)

1. goose (grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae)

Declension

As feminine noun:

As masculine noun (now archaic):

Alternative nominative plural forms géacha (feminine and masculine), géabha (Cois Fharraige)

Alternative forms

• géadh (archaic)

Hyponyms

• gandal m (“gander”)

Derived terms

• gé Cheanadach f (“Canada goose”)
• gé ghiúrainn f (“barnacle goose”)
• gé ghlas f (“greylag goose”)

References

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gé”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “géd”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “gé”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 354
• Entries containing “gé” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “gé” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Etymology 2

Noun

gé

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

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) litir; á, bé, cé, dé, é, eif, gé, héis, í, jé, cá, eil, eim, ein, ó, pé, cú, ear, eas, té, ú, vé, wae, ex, yé, zae
• Note: The English names are also widely used by Irish speakers.

Mutation

Louisiana Creole

Etymology

Inherited from French gai (“gay, cheerful, merry”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡe/
• Rhymes: -e

Adjective

gé

1. happy

   Synonyms: èrè, konten

Mandarin

Alternative forms

• ge — nonstandard

Romanization

gé (ge², Zhuyin ㄍㄜˊ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 佮
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 匌
3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 呄
4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嗝
5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 噶
6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 塥
7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嶮／崄
8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 愅
9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 挌
10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 揶
11. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 搿
12. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 擱／搁
13. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 敋
14. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 格
15. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 槅
16. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 浦
17. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 滄／沧
18. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 烖／灾
19. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 獦
20. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 砗
21. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 胳
22. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 膈
23. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 臵
24. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 茖
25. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 葛
26. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蛒
27. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蛤
28. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 裓
29. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 觡
30. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 諽
31. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 輵／𬨍, 轕／𮝺
32. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 郃
33. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鉀／钾
34. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鉻／铬
35. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鎘／镉
36. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 铬
37. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 镉
38. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 閗／𫔯
39. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 閣／阁
40. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 閤／合
41. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 闔／阖
42. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 阁
43. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 阖
44. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 隔
45. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 革
46. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鞇
47. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鞷
48. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 韐／𱂆
49. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 韚／𫠅
50. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 領／领
51. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 颌
52. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 骼
53. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 髂
54. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鬬
55. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鬲
56. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鮯／𫚗
57. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鰪
58. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 齃
59. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 騔／𩨀

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʲeː/

Verb

·gé

1. third-person singular present subjunctive conjunct of guidid

Mutation