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English
Verb
jee (third-person singular simple present jees, present participle jeeing, simple past and past participle jeed)
- Alternative spelling of gee
Dutch
Alternative forms
Etymology
Contracted form of Jezus, used as a minced oath.
Pronunciation
Interjection
jee
- an expression of surprise: gosh, golly, gee
- Synonyms: jeetjemina, jeetjemineetje, jemig, gossie, goh
Derived terms
Related terms
Finnish
Etymology
From English yea, yeah, yay.
Pronunciation
Interjection
jee (colloquial)
- yeah!, yay! (expressing joy)
Further reading
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German io, eo.
Pronunciation
Adverb
jee
- ever
Synonyms
Manx
Etymology 1
From Old Irish día.
Noun
jee m (genitive singular jee, plural jeeaghyn or jeeghyn)
- god, deity, godhead
Derived terms
See also
Etymology 2
From Old Irish di.
Pronoun
jee
- third-person singular feminine of da
Etymology 3
Pronoun
jee
- Alternative form of j'ee
Mutation
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian jē, from Proto-West Germanic *jā. Cognates include West Frisian ja and German ja. Doublet of jä and je.
Pronunciation
Particle
jee
- yes
Antonyms
References
- Marron C. Fort (2015) “jee”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN