гей
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Belarusian
Pronunciation
Interjection
гей • (hjej)
Noun
гей • (hjej) m pers (genitive ге́я, nominative plural ге́і, genitive plural ге́яў)
- (colloquial) a male homosexual; gay
Declension
Declension of гей (pr soft masc-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | гей hjej |
ге́і hjéi |
| genitive | ге́я hjéja |
ге́яў hjéjaŭ |
| dative | ге́ю hjéju |
ге́ям hjéjam |
| accusative | ге́я hjéja |
ге́яў hjéjaŭ |
| instrumental | ге́ем hjéjem |
ге́ямі hjéjami |
| locative | ге́ю hjéju |
ге́ях hjéjax |
| count form | — | ге́і1 hjéi1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
References
- “гей” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
Bulgarian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
гей • (gej) m
- gay man, homosexual man
Declension
Declension of гей
Adjective
гей • (gej) (indeclinable)
- (attributively or as a prefix) gay (homosexual)
- гейклуб ― gejklub ― gay club
Pannonian Rusyn
Etymology
Inherited from Old Slovak hej, of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Polish and Slovak hej.
Pronunciation
Interjection
гей (hej)
Usage notes
- Where Slovak hej is only colloquial, ано (ano) is not used in Pannonian Rusyn, and гей (hej) is the standard term for "yes", regardless of formality.
- Not to be confused with ґей (gej, “gay”).
Further reading
- Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “гей”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
- Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “yes”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 384
Russian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Austrian German hei.
Pronunciation
Interjection
гей • (gej)
- hey!
- 1859, Иван Тургенев [Ivan Turgenev], “Глава 18”, in Дворянское гнездо; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., A House of Gentlefolk, 1917:
- Ямщи́к поверну́л к воро́там, останови́л лошаде́й; лаке́й Лавре́цкого приподня́лся на ко́злах и, как бы гото́вясь соскочи́ть, закрича́л: «Гей!».
- Jamščík povernúl k vorótam, ostanovíl lošadéj; lakéj Lavréckovo pripodnjálsja na kózlax i, kak by gotóvjasʹ soskočítʹ, zakričál: «Gej!».
- The coachman drove to the gates and drew up; Lavretsky's groom stood up on the box and as though in preparation for jumping down, shouted, "Hey!"
- hi!
- giddyup!
References
- Shansky, N. M., editor (1972), “гей”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, number 4 (Г), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 45
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English gay. First attested in 1993.
Alternative forms
- гэй (gɛj) — rare, 1991–92
Pronunciation
Noun
гей • (gej) m anim (genitive ге́я, nominative plural ге́и, genitive plural ге́ев)
- (colloquial) a male homosexual; gay
- Synonyms: гомосексуа́л (gomosɛksuál); (colloquial) голубо́й (golubój), мужелю́б (muželjúb); (considered dated/derogatory by the LGBT community but in common use) гомосексуали́ст (gomosɛksualíst); (offensive) педера́ст (pederást, pedɛrást, literally “pederast”); (derogatory) го́мик (gómik), гомосе́к (gomosék); (archaic) мужело́жец (muželóžec), мужело́жник (muželóžnik), содоми́т (sodomít); (slang, derogatory, vulgar, offensive) пе́дик (pédik), педри́ла (pedríla), пи́дор (pídor), пидора́с (pidorás); (slang, Internet) а́хтунг (áxtung), педо́вка (pedóvka)
- Antonym: натура́л (naturál)
- Hyponyms: акти́в (aktív), пасси́в (passív), универса́л (universál), пету́х (petúx)
- Coordinate terms: бисексуа́л (bisɛksuál), лесбия́нка (lesbijánka)
Declension
Derived terms
- гей-ба́р (gej-bár)
- гей-бра́к (gej-brák)
- гей-вечери́нка (gej-večerínka)
- гей-движе́ние (gej-dvižénije)
- гей-изда́ние (gej-izdánije)
- гей-клу́б (gej-klúb)
- гей-культу́ра (gej-kulʹtúra)
- гей-пара́д (gej-parád)
- гей-по́рно (gej-pórno)
- гей-пропага́нда (gej-propagánda)
- ге́йский (géjskij)
- гей-соо́бщество (gej-soóbščestvo)
- гей-фестива́ль (gej-festiválʹ)
- гей-эсте́тика (gej-estɛ́tika)
See also
Гей on the Russian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ru
Ukrainian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Interjection
гей • (hej)
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “гей”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “гей1”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
- ґей (gej)
Noun
гей • (hej) m pers (genitive ге́я, nominative plural ге́ї, genitive plural ге́їв)
Declension
Declension of гей (pers j-stem masc-form accent-a)
References
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “гей3”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN