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English

Etymology

BorrowedfromRussianгэ(gɛ).

Noun

ge(pluralges)

1. The name of theCyrillic scriptletterГ/г.

Anagrams

• EG,e.g.,E&G,eg,e. g.

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ɡe/

Noun

geinan

1. The name of theLatin-scriptletterG/g.

Declension

Declension ofge(inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	ge	gea	geak
ergative	gek	geak	geek
dative	geri	geari	geei
genitive	geren	gearen	geen
comitative	gerekin	gearekin	geekin
causative	gerengatik	gearengatik	geengatik
benefactive	gerentzat	gearentzat	geentzat
instrumental	gez	geaz	geez
inessive	getan	gean	geetan
locative	getako	geko	geetako
allative	getara	gera	geetara
terminative	getaraino	geraino	geetaraino
directive	getarantz	gerantz	geetarantz
destinative	getarako	gerako	geetarako
ablative	getatik	getik	geetatik
partitive	gerik	—	—
prolative	getzat	—	—

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

• IPA^(key):(Central,Balearic)[ˈʒe]
• IPA^(key):(Valencia)[ˈd͡ʒe]
• Rhymes:-e

Noun

gef(pluralges)

1. The name of theLatin-scriptletterG/g.

Cebuano

Interjection

ge

1. (informal)Short forsige.

Dutch

Alternative forms

• gij

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ɣə/

• Audio:

  (file)

Pronoun

ge

1. (dialectal,colloquial)unstressed form ofgij:you

   Dagebedankt zeet da witte!

   Youknow I'm thankful!

Usage notes

See usage notes atgij

Declension

Dutch personal pronouns

	subject		object		possessive			reflexive	genitive5
singular	full	unstr.	full	unstr.	full	unstr.	pred.
1st person	ik	'k1	mij	me	mijn	m'n1	mijne	me	mijner,mijns
2nd person	jij	je	jou	je	jouw	je	jouwe	je	jouwer,jouws
2nd personarchaicorregiolectal	gij	ge	u	–	uw	–	uwe	u	uwer,uws
2nd personformal	u	–	u	–	uw	–	uwe	zich	uwer,uws
3rd personmasculine	hij	ie1	hem	'm1	zijn	z'n1	zijne	zich	zijner,zijns
3rd personfeminine	zij	ze	haar	h'r1,'r1,d'r1	haar	h'r1,'r1,d'r1	hare	zich	harer,haars
3rd personneuter	het	't1	het	't1	zijn	z'n1	zijne	zich	zijner,zijns
plural
1st person	wij	we	ons	–	ons,onze2	–	onze	ons	onzer,onzes
2nd person	jullie	je	jullie	je	jullie	je	–	je	–
2nd personarchaicorregiolectal6	gij	ge	u	–	uw	–	uwe	u	uwer,uws
2nd personformal	u	–	u	–	uw	–	uwe	zich	uwer,uws
3rd person	zij	ze	hen3,hun4	ze	hun	–	hunne	zich	hunner,huns
1)Not as common in written language. 2)Inflected as anadjective. 3)Inprescriptivistuse, used only as direct object (accusative). 4)Inprescriptivistuse, 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 singulargij,gelle(object formelle) and variants are commonly used colloquially in Belgium. Archaic forms aregijliedenandgijlui( "you people" ).

Anagrams

• eg

East Central German

Etymology

Old High Germanio.

Adverb

ge

1. (Erzgebirgisch)ever

   vongehar

   eversince

2. (Erzgebirgisch)per
3. (Erzgebirgisch)the

Further reading

• Alte und neue Gedichte und Geschichten in erzgebirgischer Mundart, 12. Heft., P. 39

Emilian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ɡe/
• Hyphenation:ge

Alternative forms

• Becomesg’before a vowel (proclitic).

Ag’andám edmān.―We gotheretomorrow.

Lag’à parlê.―She talkedto them.

• Becomes-egwhen acting as an enclitic (after a consonant).

J-egvān edmān.―They gotheretomorrow.(imperative, singular)

J-egdān da fêr.―They givehertrouble.

• Becomes-gwhen acting as an enclitic (after a vowel).

A-gvag edmān.―I’m goingtheretomorrow.(imperative, plural)

A-gpôrt di munjêgi.―I bringhimsome apricots.

Etymology 1

FromLatinillī(nominative plural and dative singular ofille). Cognate withCatalanliandItaliangli.

Pronoun

ge(personal, dative case)

1. him,tohim

   Algexîva njînta.

   He wasn’t saying anythingto him.

2. her,to her
3. them,to them

Related terms

Emilian personal pronouns (strong forms)

Number	Person	Gender	Disjunctive (tonic)	Nominative (subject)	Accusative (direct complement)	Dative (indirect complement)	Reflexive (-self)	Comitative (with)
Singular	First	—	mè	a	me			mêg
	Second	—	tè	et	te			têg
	Third	Masculine	ló	al		ge	se	sêg
		Feminine	lê	la
Plural	First	Masculine	nuēter	a	se			nōsk
		Feminine	nuētri
	Second	Masculine	vuēter	a	ve			vōsk
		Feminine	vuētri
	Third	Masculine	lôr	i		ge	se	sêg
		Feminine		el	li

Etymology 2

FromLatinhīc(“here”).Cognate withCatalanhi,Frenchy,Italianci.

Pronoun

ge(adverbial, locative case)

1. here,inhere
2. there,inthere

   Algemàt dèinter dl’akwa.

   He puts waterin there.

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/keː/

Noun

gen(genitive singularges,pluralge)

1. The name of theLatin-scriptletterG/g.

Declension

Declension ofge
n4	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ge	geið	ge	geini
accusative	ge	geið	ge	geini
dative	ge,gei	genum	geum	geunum
genitive	ges	gesins	gea	geanna

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

Fromg+‎-e.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ɡe/,/ɡɛ/

Noun

ge(pluralge-i)

1. The name of theLatin scriptletterG/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

FromDutchgee.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ɡe/,[ɡe]

Noun

gé

1. The name of theLatin-scriptletterG/g.

Synonyms

• ji(Standard Malay)

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

• “ge”inKamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia,Jakarta:Agency for Language Development and Cultivation–Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia,2016.

Japanese

Romanization

ge

1. Thehiraganasyllableげ(ge)or thekatakanasyllableゲ(ge)inHepburnromanization.

Lashi

Alternative forms

• gi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ɡe/

Adjective

ge

1. good

References

• Hkaw Luk (2017)A grammatical sketch of Lacid‎^[1],Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin)IPA^(key):/ɡeː/,[ɡeː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)IPA^(key):/d͡ʒe/,[d͡ʒɛː]

Noun

gēf(indeclinable)

1. The name of the letterG.

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”,inThe Perseus Project (1999)Perseus Encyclopedia‎^[2]
• “ge”,inHarry 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 ofUniversity 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)

1. Hanyu Pinyinreading ofCá／Cá

Romanization

ge

1. Nonstandardspelling ofgē.
2. Nonstandardspelling ofgé.
3. Nonstandardspelling ofgě.
4. Nonstandardspelling ofgè.
5. Nonstandardspelling ofgê̄.

Usage notes

• Transcriptionsof Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the criticaltonaldifferences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Mapudungun

A human eye

Noun

ge(Raguileo spelling)

1. (anatomy)eye
2. 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

1. Alternative form ofye(“you”)

Etymology 2

Pronoun

ge

1. Alternative form ofheo(“she”)

Nupe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ɡē/

Verb

ge

1. to begood

   Ugeà―It's notgood

Derived terms

• gige(“goodness; being good”)
• ège(“goodness”)

Occitan

Noun

gef(pluralges)

1. The name of theLatin-scriptletterG/g.

Ojibwe

Etymology

(Thisetymologyis missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)

Adverb

ge

1. as for
2. also, too, and

See also

• gaye
• miinawaa

References

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionaryhttps://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/ge-adv-conj

Old English

Etymology 1

FromProto-West Germanic*jiʀ,from *jīz,an early variation ofProto-Germanic*jūz,representingProto-Indo-European*yūs.

Cognates

Cognate withOld Frisianjī,Old Saxongi,Dutchgij,Old High Germanir(Germanihr),Old Norseér(SwedishI,laterni),Gothic𐌾𐌿𐍃(jus).The Indo-European root is also the source ofAlbanianju,Proto-Baltic*ju-(Lithuanianjūs),Tocharian Ayas,Tocharian Byes.

Alternative forms

• gī—Northumbrian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/jeː/

Pronoun

ġē(West Saxon,Anglian)

1. you(plural):nominativepluralofþū

Declension

Old English personal pronouns

			nominative	accusative	dative	genitive
singular	first person		iċ	mē,mec	mē	mīn
	second person		þū	þē,þec	þē	þīn
	third person	neuter	hit		him	his
		masculine	hē	hine
		feminine	hēo	hīe	hire
dual	first person		wit	unc,uncit	unc	uncer
	second person		ġit	inc,incit	inc	incer
plural	first person		wē	ūs,ūsiċ	ūs	ūre,ūser
	second person		ġē	ēow,ēowic	ēow	ēower
	third person		hīe		him	heora

Descendants

• Middle English:ye,yee,ȝe,ȝee,yeȝ,yhe,ȝhe,ge,iye,yie,ȝie,gie,hye,hie,ȝeo,geo
  • English:ye,yee
  • Scots:ȝe,ye
  • Yola:ye

Etymology 2

FromProto-Germanic*jahw,from*ja+*-hw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/je/

Conjunction

ġe

1. and;often doubled asġe... ġe...( "both... and..." )
   • late 9th century,King Alfred'stranslationofSaint Augustine'sSoliloquies

     Gyf þonne ǣfre gebyreð þæt þū þē ful hālne and ful trumne ongytst, and hæafst æalle þīne frēond myd þē, ǣġðergeon mōdegeon 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,bothin mindandin 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

• Middle English:gea,ȝe,ȝa,ȝi,ye

Old French

Pronoun

ge

1. Alternative form ofje

Old Spanish

Etymology

FromLatinillī.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ʒe/

Pronoun

ge

1. toher,toit,or tohim

Descendants

• Spanish:se

Rawa

Pronoun

ge

1. you

References

• Norma Toland, Donald Toland,Reference Grammar of the Karo/Rawa Language(1991)

Romagnol

Noun

gemorf(invariable)

1. The name of theLatin-scriptletterG/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

FromOld Irishcía(“although”).Cognate withIrishcé.

Conjunction

ge

1. (dated)although

Synonyms

• ged

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈxe/[ˈxe]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes:-e
• Syllabification:ge

Etymology 1

Noun

gef(pluralges)

1. The name of theLatin-scriptletterG/g.

Etymology 2

Latinillī;akin toPortugueselhe,Italiangli.

Pronoun

ge

1. Obsoleteform ofse(as a dative pronoun)

Further reading

• “ge”,inDiccionario de la lengua española(in Spanish), online version 23.7,Royal Spanish Academy,2023 November 28

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Probably fromEwegē(“belch”).

Verb

ge

1. tobelch,toburp

Sumerian

Romanization

ge

1. Romanization of𒄀(ge)

Swedish

Etymology

Apocopicform ofgiva,with umlaut, fromOld Swedishgiva,gæva,fromOld Norsegefa,fromProto-Germanic*gebaną,fromProto-Indo-European*gʰab(ʰ)-.CompareOld Englishgiefan(whenceEnglishgive).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/jeː/,[ˈjeːə]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes:-eː

Verb

ge(presentger,preteritegav,supinegett,imperativege)

1. togive

   Synonym:giva(dated)

   • 1541,Gustav Vasa Bible,Book of Matthew,25:42

     Ty iagh war hungrogh / och jgåffuenmigh icke äta. Jagh war torstigh / och jgåffuenmigh icke dricka.

     (pre-1906 spelling) Ty jag var hungrig, och Igåfvenmig icke äta; jag var törstig, och Igåfvenmig icke dricka.

     For I was an hungred, and yegaveme no meat: I was thirsty, and yegaveme no drink.

2. (reflexive)togive up,tosurrender,toquit
3. togive(to exhibit as a product or result; toproduce;toyield)

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 ofge(class 5 strong)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	ge		ges
Supine	gett		getts
Imperative	ge		—
Imper. plural1	gen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	ger	gav	ges	gavs
Ind. plural1	ge	gåvo	ges	gåvos
Subjunctive2	ge	gåve	ges	gåves
	Participles
Present participle	givande
Past participle	given
1Archaic.2Dated. Seethe appendix on Swedish verbs.

Conjugation ofgiva(class 5 strong, older)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	giva		givas
Supine	givit		givits
Imperative	giv		—
Imper. plural1	given		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	giver	gav	givs,gives	gavs
Ind. plural1	giva	gåvo	givas	gåvos
Subjunctive2	give	gåve	gives	gåves
	Participles
Present participle	givande
Past participle	given
1Archaic.2Dated. Seethe appendix on Swedish verbs.

Conjugation ofgifva(class 5 strong, obsolete spelling, used before 1906)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	gifva		gifvas
Supine	gifvit		gifvits
Imperative	gif		—
Imper. plural1	gifven		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	gifver	gaf	gifs,gifves	gafs
Ind. plural1	gifva	gåfvo	gifvas	gåfvos
Subjunctive2	gifve	gåfve	gifves	gåfves
	Participles
Present participle	gifvande
Past participle	gifven
1Archaic.2Dated. Seethe appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• ange
• avge
• formge
• ge an
• ge besked
• ge bort
• ge efter
• ge igen
• ge järnet
• ge med sig
• ge rätt
• ge sig av
• ge sig den på
• ge sig in i
• ge sig på
• ge sig till
• ge sig tillkänna
• ge tillbaka
• ge upp
• ge ut
• ge vid handen
• inge
• tillge
• uppge
• utge
• överge

References

• geinSvensk ordbok(SO)
• geinSvenska Akademiens ordlista(SAOL)
• geinSvenska Akademiens ordbok(SAOB)

Anagrams

• EG,eg.

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)IPA^(key):/ˈɡe/[ˈɡɛ]
• Rhymes:-e
• Syllabification:ge

Interjection

ge(Baybayin spellingᜄᜒ)

1. Clipping ofsige.

Derived terms

• gege

Etymology 2

BorrowedfromSpanishge,the Spanish name of the letterG/g.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)IPA^(key):/ˈhe/[ˈhɛ]
• Rhymes:-e
• Syllabification:ge

Noun

ge(Baybayin spellingᜑᜒ)

1. (historical)the name of theLatin-scriptletterG/g,in theAbecedario

   Synonyms:(in the Filipino alphabet)dyi,(in the Abakada alphabet)ga

Alternative forms

• he

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ɡeː/

Determiner

ge

1. (distal)that,those

   namoge―thatchicken

Pronoun

ge

1. (demonstrative)this

   ngori tomauge―I wantthat

   gefoke―thatis a cockroach

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001)A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia,University of Pittsburgh

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ɟe/

Noun

ge(definite accusativegeyi,pluralgeler)

1. The name of theLatin-scriptletterG/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 accusativegeni,pluralgeler)

1. The name of theLatin-scriptletterG/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

• IPA^(key):/ɡé/

Verb

gé

1. (transitive)tocutsomething;especiallyusing atool

   Synonym:ké

2. tosegmentintoparts

   mo gé e wẹ́lẹ́-wẹ́lẹ́―Isegmentedit into small pieces

3. (stative,intransitive)to becomecut,snapped,orbroken

   Synonym:ké

Derived terms

• ègé(“piece, segment, cutting”)
• ìgé(“the act of slicing”)

Zaghawa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ɡɛ/

Verb

ge

1. sleep

References

• Focus in an active agentive alignment system the case of Beria SaharanAngelika Jakobi