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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian гэ ( gɛ ) .
Noun
ge (plural ges )
The name of the Cyrillic script letter Г / г .
Anagrams
Basque
Pronunciation
Noun
ge inan
The name of the Latin-script letter G /g .
Declension
Declension of ge (inanimate, ending in vowel)
See also
( Latin-script letter names ) a , be , ze , de , e , efe , ge , hatxe , i , jota , ka , ele , eme , ene , eñe , o , pe , ku , erre , ese , te , u , uve , uve bikoitz , ixa , i greko , zeta
Catalan
Pronunciation
Noun
ge f (plural ges )
The name of the Latin-script letter G /g .
Cebuano
Interjection
ge
( informal ) Short for sige .
Dutch
Pronunciation
Pronoun
ge
( dialectal , colloquial ) unstressed form of gij : you
Da ge bedankt zeet da witte! You know I'm thankful!
Usage notes
See usage notes at gij
Declension
subject
object
possessive
reflexive
genitive 5
singular
full
unstr.
full
unstr.
full
unstr.
pred.
1st person
ik
'k 1
mij
me
mijn
m'n 1
mijne
me
mijner , mijns
2nd person
jij
je
jou
je
jouw
je
jouwe
je
jouwer , jouws
2nd person archaic or regiolectal
gij
ge
u
–
uw
–
uwe
u
uwer , uws
2nd person formal
u
–
u
–
uw
–
uwe
zich
uwer , uws
3rd person masculine
hij
ie 1
hem
'm 1
zijn
z'n 1
zijne
zich
zijner , zijns
3rd person feminine
zij
ze
haar
h'r 1 , 'r 1 , d'r 1
haar
h'r 1 , 'r 1 , d'r 1
hare
zich
harer , haars
3rd person neuter
het
't 1
het
't 1
zijn
z'n 1
zijne
zich
zijner , zijns
plural
1st person
wij
we
ons
–
ons , onze 2
–
onze
ons
onzer , onzes
2nd person
jullie
je
jullie
je
jullie
je
–
je
–
2nd person archaic or regiolectal 6
gij
ge
u
–
uw
–
uwe
u
uwer , uws
2nd person formal
u
–
u
–
uw
–
uwe
zich
uwer , uws
3rd person
zij
ze
hen 3 , hun 4
ze
hun
–
hunne
zich
hunner , huns
1) Not as common in written language.2) Inflected as an adjective .3) In prescriptivist use, used only as direct object (accusative ).4) In prescriptivist use, used only as indirect object (dative ).
5) Archaic. Nowadays used for formal, literary or poetic purposes, and in fixed expressions.6) To differentiate from the singular gij , gelle (object form elle ) and variants are commonly used colloquially in Belgium. Archaic forms are gijlieden and gijlui ("you people").
Anagrams
East Central German
Etymology
Old High German io .
Adverb
ge
( Erzgebirgisch ) ever
( Erzgebirgisch ) per
( Erzgebirgisch ) the
Further reading
Alte und neue Gedichte und Geschichten in erzgebirgischer Mundart, 12. Heft., P. 39
Emilian
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ɡe/
Hyphenation: ge
Becomes g’ before a vowel (proclitic).
A g’ andám edmān. ― We go there tomorrow.
La g’ à parlê. ― She talked to them .
Becomes -eg when acting as an enclitic (after a consonant).
J-eg vān edmān. ― They go there tomorrow. ( imperative, singular )
J-eg dān da fêr. ― They give her trouble.
Becomes -g when acting as an enclitic (after a vowel).
A-g vag edmān. ― I’m going there tomorrow. ( imperative, plural )
A-g pôrt di munjêgi. ― I bring him some apricots.
Etymology 1
From Latin illī (nominative plural and dative singular of ille ). Cognate with Catalan li and Italian gli .
Pronoun
ge (personal, dative case )
him , to him
Al ge xîva njînta. He wasn’t saying anything to him .
her , to her
them , to them
Emilian personal pronouns (strong forms)
Etymology 2
From Latin hīc ( “ here ” ) . Cognate with Catalan hi , French y , Italian ci .
Pronoun
ge (adverbial, locative case )
here , in here
there , in there
Al ge màt dèinter dl’akwa. He puts water in there .
Faroese
Pronunciation
Noun
ge n (genitive singular ges , plural ge )
The name of the Latin-script letter G /g .
Declension
See also
( Latin-script letter names ) bókstavur ; a / fyrra a , á , be , de , edd , e , eff , ge , há , i / fyrra i , í / fyrra í , jodd , ká , ell , emm , enn , o , ó , pe , err , ess , te , u , ú , ve , seinna i , seinna í , seinna a , ø
Ido
Etymology
From g + -e .
Pronunciation
Noun
ge (plural ge-i )
The name of the Latin script letter G /g .
See also
(Latin script letter names ) litero ; a , be , ce , che , de , e , fe , ge , he , i , je , ke , le , me , ne , o , pe , que , re , se , she , te , u , ve , we , xe , ye , ze (Category: io:Latin letter names )
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch gee .
Pronunciation
Noun
gé
The name of the Latin-script letter G /g .
Synonyms
See also
( Latin-script letter names ) huruf ; a , be , ce , de , e , ef , ge , ha , i , je , ka , el , em , en , o , pe , ki , er , es , te , u , ve , we , eks , ye , zet
Further reading
Japanese
Romanization
ge
The hiragana syllable げ ( ge ) or the katakana syllable ゲ ( ge ) in Hepburn romanization.
Lashi
Pronunciation
Adjective
ge
good
References
Hkaw Luk (2017 ) A grammatical sketch of Lacid , Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)
Latin
Pronunciation
Noun
gē f (indeclinable )
The name of the letter G .
Coordinate terms
( Latin-script letter names ) littera ; ā , bē , cē , dē , ē , ef , gē , hā / *acca , ī , kā , el , em , en , ō , pē , kū , er , es , tē , ū , ix / īx / ex , ȳ / ī graeca / ȳpsīlon , zēta
References
“ge ”, in The Perseus Project (1999 ) Perseus Encyclopedia
“ge ”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898 ), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities , New York: Harper & Brothers
Arthur E. Gordon, The Letter Names of the Latin Alphabet (University of California Press , 1973; volume 9 of University of California Publications: Classical Studies ), part III: “Summary of the Ancient Evidence”, page 32: "Clearly there is no question or doubt about the names of the vowels A, E, I, O, U. They are simply long A, long E, etc. (ā, ē, ī, ō, ū). Nor is there any uncertainty with respect to the six mutes B, C, D, G, P, T. Their names are bē, cē, dē, gē, pē, tē (each with a long E). Or about H, K, and Q: they are hā, kā, kū—each, again, with a long vowel sound."
Mandarin
Romanization
ge (ge5 / ge0 , Zhuyin ˙ㄍㄜ )
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 個 / 个
Romanization
ge
Nonstandard spelling of gē .
Nonstandard spelling of gé .
Nonstandard spelling of gě .
Nonstandard spelling of gè .
Nonstandard spelling of gê̄ .
Usage notes
Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Mapudungun
A human eye
Noun
ge ( Raguileo spelling )
( anatomy ) eye
sight , the ability to see.
References
Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.
Middle English
Etymology 1
Pronoun
ge
Alternative form of ye ( “ you ” )
Etymology 2
Pronoun
ge
Alternative form of heo ( “ she ” )
Nupe
Pronunciation
Verb
ge
to be good
U ge à ― It's not good
Derived terms
gige ( “ goodness; being good ” )
ège ( “ goodness ” )
Occitan
Noun
ge f (plural ges )
The name of the Latin-script letter G /g .
Ojibwe
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Adverb
ge
as for
also, too, and
See also
References
Old English
Etymology 1
From Proto-West Germanic *jiʀ , from *jīz , an early variation of Proto-Germanic *jūz , representing Proto-Indo-European *yūs .
Pronunciation
Pronoun
ġē ( West Saxon , Anglian )
you (plural): nominative plural of þū
Declension
Old English personal pronouns
Descendants
Middle English: ye , yee , ȝe , ȝee , yeȝ , yhe , ȝhe , ge , iye , yie , ȝie , gie , hye , hie , ȝeo , geo
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *jahw , from *ja + *-hw .
Pronunciation
Conjunction
ġe
and ; often doubled as ġe... ġe... ("both... and...")
late 9th century , King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
Gyf þonne ǣfre gebyreð þæt þū þē ful hālne and ful trumne ongytst, and hæafst æalle þīne frēond myd þē, ǣġðer ge on mōde ge on līchaman, and on ðām ilcan worce and on ðām ylcan willum ðe ðē best lyst dōn, hweðer þū ðonne wille bēon āwiht blīðe? If then it ever happen that thou shalt find thyself full whole and full strong, and hast all thy friends with thee, both in mind and in body, and in that same work and in that same will which pleaseth thee best to do, wilt thou then be happy at all?
Descendants
Old French
Pronoun
ge
Alternative form of je
Old Spanish
Etymology
From Latin illī .
Pronunciation
Pronoun
ge
to her , to it , or to him
Descendants
Rawa
Pronoun
ge
you
References
Romagnol
Noun
ge m or f (invariable )
The name of the Latin-script letter G /g .
See also
( Latin-script letter names ) lètra ; a , bé , cé , dé , e , ëffe , ge , àcca / àca , i , i lóng , càpa , ëlle , èmme , ènne , o , pé , cu , ërre , ësse , té , u , vé , dópi vé / dópi vu / vu dópi , ics , i gréc / ìpsilon , zéta
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish cía ( “ although ” ) . Cognate with Irish cé .
Conjunction
ge
( dated ) although
Synonyms
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈxe/
Rhymes: -e
Syllabification: ge
Etymology 1
Noun
ge f (plural ges )
The name of the Latin-script letter G /g .
Etymology 2
Latin illī ; akin to Portuguese lhe , Italian gli .
Pronoun
ge
Obsolete form of se (as a dative pronoun)
Further reading
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
Probably from Ewe gē ( “ belch ” ) .[ 1]
Verb
ge
to belch , to burp
References
^ Norval Smith (2009 ) “A preliminary list of probable Gbe lexical items in the Surinam Creoles”, in P. Muysken , N. Smith, editors, Surviving the Middle Passage: The West Africa-Surinam Sprachbund , Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN , page 467 .
Sumerian
Romanization
ge
Romanization of 𒄀 ( ge )
Swedish
Etymology
Apocopic form of giva , with umlaut, from Old Swedish giva , gæva , from Old Norse gefa , from Proto-Germanic *gebaną , from Proto-Indo-European *gʰab(ʰ)- . Compare Old English giefan (whence English give ).
Pronunciation
Verb
ge (present ger , preterite gav , supine gett , imperative ge )
to give
Synonym: giva ( dated )
1541 , Gustav Vasa Bible , Book of Matthew , 25:42
Ty iagh war hungrogh / och j gåffuen migh icke äta. Jagh war torstigh / och j gåffuen migh icke dricka. (pre-1906 spelling) Ty jag var hungrig, och I gåfven mig icke äta; jag var törstig, och I gåfven mig icke dricka. For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink.
( reflexive ) to give up , to surrender , to quit
to give ( to exhibit as a product or result; to produce ; to yield )
Usage notes
The older full conjugation (giva , giver ) is complete with present and past participles. The short conjugation (ge , ger ) does not provide acceptable forms for participles (*geende , *gedd ), but is now the preferred and dominating choice for other cases (ge , ger , gett ).
Conjugation
Conjugation of ge (class 5 strong)
Conjugation of
giva (class 5 strong, older)
Conjugation of
gifva (class 5 strong, obsolete spelling, used before 1906)
Derived terms
References
Anagrams
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Interjection
ge (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒ )
Clipping of sige .
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Spanish ge , the Spanish name of the letter G /g .
Pronunciation
Noun
ge (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒ )
( historical ) the name of the Latin-script letter G /g , in the Abecedario
Synonyms: ( in the Filipino alphabet ) dyi , ( in the Abakada alphabet ) ga
Ternate
Pronunciation
Determiner
ge
( distal ) that , those
namo ge ― that chicken
Pronoun
ge
( demonstrative ) this
ngori tomau ge ― I want that
ge foke ― that is a cockroach
References
Rika Hayami-Allen (2001 ) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia , University of Pittsburgh
Turkish
Pronunciation
Noun
ge (definite accusative geyi , plural geler )
The name of the Latin-script letter G /g .
See also
( Latin-script letter names ) harf ; a , be , ce , çe , de , e , fe , ge , yumuşak ge , he , ı , i , je , ke , le , me , ne , o , ö , pe , re , se , şe , te , u , ü , ve , ye , ze
Turkmen
Noun
ge (definite accusative geni , plural geler )
The name of the Latin-script letter G /g .
See also
( Latin-script letter names ) harp ; a , be , çe , de , e , ä , ef , ge , ha , i , je , že , ke , el , em , en , eň , o , ö , pe , re , se , şa , te , u , ü , we , y , ýy , ze
Yoruba
Pronunciation
Verb
gé
( transitive ) to cut something; especially using a tool
Synonym: ké
to segment into parts
mo gé e wẹ́lẹ́-wẹ́lẹ́ ― I segmented it into small pieces
( stative , intransitive ) to become cut , snapped , or broken
Synonym: ké
Derived terms
ègé ( “ piece, segment, cutting ” )
ìgé ( “ the act of slicing ” )
Zaghawa
Pronunciation
Verb
ge
sleep
References