gek

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See also: GEK and gək

Basque

Noun

gek

  1. ergative indefinite of ge

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch geck (“madman”). Earlier origin uncertain, but perhaps from an imitative verb also found in Swedish gäcka (“to mock”).[1]

Cognate with German Geck, Jeck, English geek (see etymology there).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣɛk/
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  • Hyphenation: gek
  • Rhymes: -ɛk

Adjective

gek (comparative gekker, superlative gekst)

  1. crazy, mad
    Je maakt me gek.
    You make me crazy.
  2. ludicrous, farcical
  3. silly, playful

Declension

Declension of gek
uninflected gek
inflected gekke
comparative gekker
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial gek gekker het gekst
het gekste
indefinite m./f. sing. gekke gekkere gekste
n. sing. gek gekker gekste
plural gekke gekkere gekste
definite gekke gekkere gekste
partitive geks gekkers —

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: gek
  • Negerhollands: gek, gik

Noun

gek m (plural gekken, diminutive gekje n, feminine gekkin)

  1. (male) lunatic, madman
    Synonyms: mesjoggene, waanzinnige
  2. cowl (on a chimney)

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “geek”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

West Frisian

Etymology

Cognate with Dutch gek, German geck.

Adjective

gek

  1. senseless
  2. angry, indignant
  3. foolish
  4. entertaining

Inflection

Inflection of gek
uninflected gek
inflected geke
comparative geker
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial gek geker it gekst
it gekste
indefinite c. sing. geke gekere gekste
n. sing. gek geker gekste
plural geke gekere gekste
definite geke gekere gekste
partitive geks gekers —

Further reading

  • “gek”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Wutunhua

Etymology

From Mandarin 狗 (gǒu).

Pronunciation

Noun

gek

  1. dog
    Synonym: haba

References

  • Erika Sandman (2016) A Grammar of Wutun‎, University of Helsinki (PhD), →ISBN
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