gaia

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Pronunciation

Adjective

gaia

  1. feminine singular of gai

Noun

gaia f (plural gaies)

  1. gore (triangular piece of fabric)

Derived terms

Further reading

Galician

Adjective

gaia

  1. feminine singular of gaio

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡa.ja/
  • Rhymes: -aja
  • Hyphenation: gà‧ia

Adjective

gaia

  1. feminine singular of gaio

Anagrams

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

Colloquial or regional pronunciation spelling of galha. The sense of loving betrayal is possibly a assimilation of chifre or vice versa.

Noun

gaia f (plural gaias)

  1. (Brazil, slang, colloquial) cheating (romantical betrayal)
    Synonym: chifre
    Levar gaia. ― to be cheated on.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

gaia

  1. feminine singular of gaio

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

gaia

  1. inflection of gaiar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

Swahili

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

-gaia (infinitive kugaia)

  1. to present, give

Conjugation

Conjugation of -gaia
Positive present -nagaia
Subjunctive -gaie
Negative -gaii
Imperative singular gaia
Infinitives
Positive kugaia
Negative kutogaia
Imperatives
Singular gaia
Plural gaieni
Tensed forms
Habitual hugaia
Positive past positive subject concord + -ligaia
Negative past negative subject concord + -kugaia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nagaia)
Singular Plural
1st person ninagaia/nagaia tunagaia
2nd person unagaia mnagaia
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anagaia wanagaia
other classes positive subject concord + -nagaia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -gaii)
Singular Plural
1st person sigaii hatugaii
2nd person hugaii hamgaii
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hagaii hawagaii
other classes negative subject concord + -gaii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tagaia
Negative future negative subject concord + -tagaia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -gaie)
Singular Plural
1st person nigaie tugaie
2nd person ugaie mgaie
3rd person m-wa(I/II) agaie wagaie
other classes positive subject concord + -gaie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sigaie
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngegaia
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singegaia
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaligaia
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaligaia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -agaia)
Singular Plural
1st person nagaia twagaia
2nd person wagaia mwagaia
3rd person m-wa(I/II) agaia wagaia
m-mi(III/IV) wagaia yagaia
ji-ma(V/VI) lagaia yagaia
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chagaia vyagaia
n(IX/X) yagaia zagaia
u(XI) wagaia see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwagaia
pa(XVI) pagaia
mu(XVIII) mwagaia
Perfect positive subject concord + -megaia
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshagaia
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jagaia
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kigaia
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipogaia
Consecutive kagaia / positive subject concord + -kagaia
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kagaie
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nigaia -tugaia
2nd person -kugaia -wagaia/-kugaieni/-wagaieni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mgaia -wagaia
m-mi(III/IV) -ugaia -igaia
ji-ma(V/VI) -ligaia -yagaia
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kigaia -vigaia
n(IX/X) -igaia -zigaia
u(XI) -ugaia see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kugaia
pa(XVI) -pagaia
mu(XVIII) -mugaia
Reflexive -jigaia
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -gaia- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -gaiaye -gaiao
m-mi(III/IV) -gaiao -gaiayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -gaialo -gaiayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -gaiacho -gaiavyo
n(IX/X) -gaiayo -gaiazo
u(XI) -gaiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -gaiako
pa(XVI) -gaiapo
mu(XVIII) -gaiamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -gaia)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yegaia -ogaia
m-mi(III/IV) -ogaia -yogaia
ji-ma(V/VI) -logaia -yogaia
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chogaia -vyogaia
n(IX/X) -yogaia -zogaia
u(XI) -ogaia see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kogaia
pa(XVI) -pogaia
mu(XVIII) -mogaia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

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