gean

See also:Gean,gean-,andgè'àn

English

Etymology

FromMiddle Frenchguine(modernFrenchguigne).

Pronunciation

• (UK)IPA^(key):/ɡiːn/
• Rhymes:-iːn

Noun

gean(pluralgeans)

1. (nowdialectal)A wildcherrytree,Prunus avium,native toEuropeand westernAsiaor its small, dark fruit.
   • 1947[1939],Ernst Jünger,translated byStuart Hood,On the Marble Cliffs,New Directions,translation ofAuf den Marmorklippen(in German),→LCCN,→OCLC,page12:

     Thus in the early year the blue pearl clusters of the grape hyacinth bloomed, and in autumn thegeansrejoiced us with the red Chinese lantern gleam of their fruit.

   • 1955,Robin Jenkins,The Cone-Gatherers,Canongate, published2012,page45:

     ‘Given the circumstances, Effie,’ he whispered, ‘I could blossom again like agean-tree.’

Translations

wild cherry—seewild cherry

Further reading

• Prunus aviumon Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “gean”,inLexico,Dictionary.com;Oxford University Press,2019–2022.
• “gean”,inMerriam-Webster Online Dictionary,Springfield, Mass.:Merriam-Webster,1996–present.

Anagrams

• Agne,Ange,Egan,Gena,agen,gena,nega-

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• geanu

Noun

geann

1. soul,spirit

   Synonyms:suflit,duh,stuhico

Derived terms

• geanãm

Basque

Noun

gean

1. inessivesingularofge

Esperanto

Adjective

gean

1. accusative singular ofgea

Irish

Etymology

FromOld Irishgen(“favour, fondness, liking”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ɟan̪ˠ/,/ɟanˠ/

Noun

geanm(genitive singulargeana)

1. love,affection

Declension

Declension ofgean

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative gean Vocative aghean Genitive geana Dative gean

Forms with thedefinite article: Case Singular Nominative angean Genitive angheana Dative leis anngean donghean

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gean	ghean	ngean
Note:Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall(1977) “gean”,inFoclóir Gaeilge–Béarla,Dublin: An Gúm,→ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás(1959) “gean”,inEnglish-Irish Dictionary,An Gúm
• “gean”,inNew English-Irish Dictionary,Foras na Gaeilge,2013-2024

Northern Sami

Pronoun

gean

1. accusative/genitivesingularofgii

Old English

Etymology

A variant ofġeġn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/jæ͜ɑːn/

Adverb

ġēan

1. again

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

FromOld Irishgen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/cɛn/

Noun

geanm

1. cheerfulness,good humour

Derived terms

• mì-ghean

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
gean	ghean
Note:Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

West Frisian

Etymology

FromOld Frisiangān,fromProto-West Germanic*gān.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈɡɪə̯n/

Verb

gean

1. togo

Usage notes

• Geanis often omitted in colloquial speech. It is considered adefaultverb, so if a sentence has no verb,geancould most probably be inserted for purposes of English translation. It should be noted also that in earlier English, this could also be done; i.e. "We must away" for "We must go away" or "We must leave"
  • Hy wei―He went away / he has gone away(literally, “he away”)

Conjugation

Irregular (Suppletive)
infinitive	gean
3rd singular past	gie,gong,gyng
past participle	gien,gongen
infinitive	gean
long infinitive	gean
gerund	geann
auxiliary	wêze
indicative	present tense	past tense
1st singular	gean	gie,gong,gyng
2nd singular	giest	giest,gongst,gyngst
3rd singular	giet	gie,gong,gyng
plural	geane	gongen,gienen,gyngen
imperative	gean
participles	geanend,geanende	gien,gongen

• (variant past tenses ofgean):
  • 1st and 3rd person singular: gong, gyng
  • 2nd person singular: gongst, gyngst
  • plural: gongen, gyngen
  • past participle: gongen.

Further reading

• “gean”,inWurdboek fan de Fryske taal(in Dutch),2011