English

Etymology

    Borrowed from Russian гэ (gɛ).

    Noun

    ge (plural ges)

    1. The name of the Cyrillic script letter Г / г.

    Anagrams

    Achang

    Pronunciation

    • (Myanmar) /ɡɛ˧/

    Particle

    ge

    1. Quotation-marking particle, placed at the end of a quote.

    Further reading

    • Inglis, Douglas; Sampu, Nasaw; Jaseng, Wilai; Jana, Thocha (2005), A preliminary Ngochang–Kachin–English Lexicon‎[1], Payap University, page 34

    Basque

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    ge inan

    1. The name of the Latin script letter G/g.

    Declension

    Declension of ge (inan V-stem)
    indefinite singular plural proximal plural
    absolutive ge gea geak geok
    ergative gek geak geek geok
    dative geri geari geei geoi
    genitive geren gearen geen geon
    comitative gerekin gearekin geekin geokin
    causative gerengatik gearengatik geengatik geongatik
    benefactive gerentzat gearentzat geentzat geontzat
    instrumental gez geaz geez geotaz
    inessive getan gean geetan geotan
    locative getako geko geetako geotako
    allative getara gera geetara geotara
    terminative getaraino geraino geetaraino geotaraino
    directive getarantz gerantz geetarantz geotarantz
    destinative getarako gerako geetarako geotarako
    ablative getatik getik geetatik geotatik
    partitive gerik — — —
    prolative getzat — — —

    See also

    Catalan

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    ge f (plural ges)

    1. The name of the Latin script letter G/g.

    Cebuano

    Interjection

    ge

    1. (informal) short for sige

    Dutch

    Alternative forms

    Pronunciation

    Pronoun

    ge

    1. (dialectal, colloquial) unstressed form of gij (“you”)
      Da ge bedankt zeet da witte!
      You know I'm thankful!

    Usage notes

    • See usage notes at gij

    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 person archaic or regiolectal gij ge u – uw – uwe u uwer, uws
    2nd person formal u – u – uw – uwe u, zich7 uwer, uws
    3rd person masculine hij ie1 hem 'm1 zijn z'n1 zijne zich zijner, zijns
    3rd person feminine zij ze haar h'r1, 'r1, d'r1 haar h'r1, 'r1, d'r1 hare zich harer, haars
    3rd person neuter het 't1 het 't1 zijn z'n1 zijne zich zijner, zijns
    3rd person gender-neutral8 hen – hen – hun – hunne zich hunner, huns
    plural full unstr. full unstr. full unstr. pred.
    1st person wij we ons – ons, onze2 – onze ons onzer, onzes
    2nd person jullie je jullie je jullie je – je –
    2nd person archaic or regiolectal6 gij ge u – uw – uwe u uwer, uws
    2nd person formal u – u – uw – uwe u, zich7 uwer, uws
    3rd person zij ze hen3, hun4 ze hun – hunne zich hunner, huns

    1) Not as common in written language.
    2) Inflected as an adjective.
    3) In prescriptivist use, used only as direct object (accusative).
    4) In prescriptivist use, 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 singular gij, gelle (object form elle) and variants are commonly used colloquially in Belgium. Archaic forms are gijlieden and gijlui ("you people").
    7) Zich is preferred if the reflexive pronoun immediately follows the subject pronoun u, e.g. Meldt u zich aan! 'Log in!', and if the subject pronoun u is used with a verb form that is identical with the third person singular but different from the informal second person singular, e.g. U heeft zich aangemeld. 'You have logged in.' Only u can be used in an imperative if the subject pronoun is not overt, e.g. Meld u aan! 'Log in!', where u is the reflexive pronoun. Otherwise, both u and zich are equally possible, e.g. U meldt u/zich aan. 'You log in.'
    8) Not officially recognized in standard Dutch. It has gained popularity, especially in mainstream media and queer circles, as a respectful term for non-binary individuals.

    Anagrams

    East Central German

    Etymology

    Old High German io.

    Adverb

    ge

    1. (Erzgebirgisch) ever
      von ge har
      ever since
    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

    • Becomes g’ before a vowel (proclitic).
    A g’andám edmān. ― We go there tomorrow.
    La g’à parlê. ― She talked to them.
    • Becomes -eg when acting as an enclitic (after a consonant).
    J-eg vān edmān. ― They go there tomorrow. (imperative, singular)
    J-eg dān da fêr. ― They give her trouble.
    • Becomes -g when acting as an enclitic (after a vowel).
    A-g vag edmān. ― I’m going there tomorrow. (imperative, plural)
    A-g pôrt di munjêgi. ― I bring him some apricots.

    Etymology 1

    From Latin illī (nominative plural and dative singular of ille). Cognate with Catalan li and Italian gli.

    Pronoun

    ge (personal, dative case)

    1. him, to him
      Al ge xîva njînta.
      He wasn’t saying anything to him.
    2. her, to her
    3. them, to them
    Emilian personal pronouns
    Dialect of Bologna
    Number Person disjunctive
    (tonic)
    nominative
    (subject)
    accusative
    (direct
    complement)
    dative
    (indirect
    complement)
    reflexive comitative
    (with)
    singular first mé a m mîg
    second plain té t tîg
    polite vó a v vòsc
    third m ló al i s sîg
    f lî la
    n - a -
    plural first m nuèter a s nòsc
    f nuètri
    second m vuèter a v vòsc
    f vuètri
    third m låur i i i s sîg
    f äl li
    Dialect of Comacchio
    Number Person disjunctive
    (tonic)
    nominative
    (subject)
    accusative
    (direct
    complement)
    dative
    (indirect
    complement)
    reflexive comitative
    (with)
    singular first méi a m mìegh
    second plain téi t tìegh
    polite véu a v vòsch
    third m léu al, el gh s sìegh
    f lìe la, le
    n - a, e -
    plural first m nùete a s nòsch
    f nùetri
    second m vùete a v vòsch
    f vùetri
    third m laur i i gh s sìegh
    f il li
    Dialect of Ferrara
    Number Person disjunctive
    (tonic)
    nominative
    (subject)
    accusative
    (direct
    complement)
    dative
    (indirect
    complement)
    reflexive comitative
    (with)
    singular first mi a m miégh
    second plain ti t tiégh
    polite vu a v vòsch
    third m lu al gh s siégh
    f lié la
    n - a, e -
    plural first nu a s nòsch
    second vu a v vòsch
    third m lór i i gh s siégh
    f il li
    Dialect of Modena
    Number Person disjunctive
    (tonic)
    nominative
    (subject)
    accusative
    (direct
    complement)
    dative
    (indirect
    complement)
    reflexive comitative
    (with)
    singular first mè a m mēgh
    second plain tè t tēgh
    polite vò a v vôsch
    third m lò al gh s sēgh
    f lē la
    n - a -
    plural first m nuêter a s nôsch
    f nuêtri
    second m vuêter a v vôsch
    f vuêtri
    third m lōr i i gh s sēgh
    f el li
    Dialect of Parma
    Number Person disjunctive
    (tonic)
    nominative
    (subject)
    accusative
    (direct
    complement)
    dative
    (indirect
    complement)
    reflexive comitative
    (with)
    archaic
    singular first mi a m mégh
    second plain ti t tégh
    polite vu a v vosch
    third m lu al gh s ségh
    f le la
    n - a -
    plural first m nuätor a s nosch
    f nuätri
    second m vuätor a v vosch
    f vuätri
    third lór i ja gh s ségh
    Dialect of Piacenza
    Number Person disjunctive
    (tonic)
    nominative
    (subject)
    accusative
    (direct
    complement)
    dative
    (indirect
    complement)
    reflexive comitative
    (with)
    obsolete
    singular first mé a m meg
    second plain té t teg
    polite vö a v vosc
    third m lü al g s seg
    f lè la
    n - a -
    plural first m nuätar a s nosc
    f nuätri
    second m vuätar a v vosc
    f vuätri
    third lur i ja g s seg
    Dialect of Reggio Emilia
    Number Person disjunctive
    (tonic)
    nominative
    (subject)
    accusative
    (direct
    complement)
    dative
    (indirect
    complement)
    reflexive comitative
    (with)
    singular first mé a m mēgh
    second plain té t tēgh
    polite vó a v vôsch
    third m ló al gh s sēgh
    f lē la
    n - a -
    plural first m nuêter a s nôsch
    f nuêtri
    second m vuêter a v vôsch
    f vuêtri
    third m lòur i, a i gh s sēgh
    f al li
    Dialect of
    Number Person disjunctive
    (tonic)
    nominative
    (subject)
    accusative
    (direct
    complement)
    dative
    (indirect
    complement)
    reflexive comitative
    (with)
    singular first
    second plain
    polite
    third m
    f
    n -
    plural first m
    f
    second m
    f
    third m
    f

    Etymology 2

    From Latin hīc (“here”). Cognate with Catalan hi, French y, Italian ci.

    Pronoun

    ge (adverbial, locative case)

    1. here, in here
    2. there, in there
      Al ge màt dèinter dl’akwa.
      He puts water in there.

    Faroese

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    ge n (genitive singular ges, plural ge)

    1. The name of the Latin script letter G/g.

    Declension

    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

    Ido

    Etymology

    From g +‎ -e.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    ge (plural ge-i)

    1. The name of the Latin script letter G/g.

    See also

    Indonesian

    Etymology

    From Dutch gee.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    gé (plural ge-ge)

    1. The name of the Latin script letter G/g.

    Synonyms

    • ji (Standard Malay)

    See also

    Further reading

    Japanese

    Romanization

    ge

    1. The hiragana syllable げ (ge) or the katakana syllable ゲ (ge) in Hepburn romanization.

    Latin

    Etymology

      Derived from Etruscan. Etruscan names of stops were the stop followed by /eː/.[1]

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      gē n or f (indeclinable)

      1. The name of the letter G.

      Coordinate terms

      References

      1. ^ Geoffrey Sampson (1985), Writing Systems: A Linguistic Introduction, Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press. →ISBN, page 109.
      • “ge”, in The Perseus Project (1999), Perseus Encyclopedia‎[2]
      • “ge”, in Harry 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 of University 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 Pinyin reading of 個 / 个

      Romanization

      ge

      1. nonstandard spelling of gē
      2. nonstandard spelling of gé
      3. nonstandard spelling of gě
      4. nonstandard spelling of gè
      5. nonstandard spelling of gê̄

      Usage notes

      • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences 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 of ye (“you”)

      Etymology 2

      Pronoun

      ge

      1. alternative form of heo (“she”)

      Nupe

      Pronunciation

      Verb

      ge

      1. to be good
        U ge à ― It's not good

      Derived terms

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

      Occitan

      Noun

      ge f (plural ges)

      1. The name of the Latin script letter G/g.

      Ojibwe

      Etymology

      (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

      Adverb

      ge

      1. as for
      2. also, too, and

      See also

      References

      Old English

      Etymology 1

      From Proto-West Germanic *jiʀ, from *jīz, an early variation of Proto-Germanic *jūz, from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs.

      Alternative forms

      Pronunciation

      Pronoun

      ġē (West Saxon, Anglian)

      1. you (plural): nominative plural of þū
      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, ēowiċ ēow ēower
      third person hīe him heora
      Descendants

      Etymology 2

      From Proto-Germanic *jahw, from *ja + *-hw. Cognates include Finnish ja.

      Pronunciation

      Conjunction

      ġe

      1. and; often doubled as ġe... ġe... ("both... and...")
        • 10th century, The Wife's Lament:
          Sċeal iċ feor ġe nēah mīnes felalēofan fǣhðu drēogan. Hēht mec mon wunian on wuda bearwe, under āctrēo in þām eorðsċræfe.
          I should far or near undergo foehood of my much-loved. The man bade me to live in wood grove, under an oak tree in the earthen-cave.
        • late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
          Gyf þonne ǣfre gebyreð þæt þū þē ful hālne and ful trumne ongytst, and hæafst æalle þīne frēond myd þē, ǣġðer ge on mōde ge on 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, both in mind and in 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

      Old French

      Pronoun

      ge

      1. alternative form of je

      Old Khmer

      Noun

      ge

      1. Latin script form of គេ (“person, individual”)

      Pronoun

      ge

      1. Latin script form of គេ (“they, them, their; etc”)

      Old Spanish

      Etymology

      From Latin illī.

      Pronunciation

      Pronoun

      ge

      1. to her, to it, or to him

      Usage notes

      Only used (instead of le) when combined with lo, la, los or las.

      Descendants

      • Spanish: se

      Rawa

      Pronoun

      ge

      1. you

      References

      Romagnol

      Noun

      ge m or f (invariable)

      1. The name of the Latin script letter G/g.

      See also

      Scottish Gaelic

      Etymology

      From Old Irish cía (“although”). Cognate with Irish cé.

      Conjunction

      ge

      1. (dated) although

      Synonyms

      Spanish

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈxe/ [ˈxe]
      • Audio:(file)
      • Rhymes: -e
      • Syllabification: ge

      Etymology 1

      Noun

      ge f (plural ges)

      1. The name of the Latin script letter G/g.

      Etymology 2

      Latin illī; akin to Portuguese lhe, Italian gli.

      Pronoun

      ge

      1. obsolete form of se (as a dative pronoun)

      Further reading

      Sranan Tongo

      Etymology

      Probably from Ewe gē (“belch”).[1]

      Verb

      ge

      1. to belch, to burp

      References

      1. ^ Norval Smith (2009), “A preliminary list of probable Gbe lexical items in the Surinam Creoles”, in P. Muysken, N. Smith, editors, Surviving the Middle Passage: The West Africa-Surinam Sprachbund, Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, page 467.

      Sumerian

      Romanization

      ge

      1. romanization of 𒄀 (ge)

      Swedish

      Etymology

        From giva, from Old Swedish giva, from Old Norse gefa, from Proto-Germanic *gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-.

        Pronunciation

        Verb

        ge (present ger, preterite gav, supine gett, imperative ge)

        1. to give
          Synonym: giva (dated)
          • 1541, Gustav Vasa Bible, Book of Matthew, 25:42
            Ty iagh war hungrogh / och j gåffuen migh icke äta. Jagh war torstigh / och j gåffuen migh icke dricka.
            (pre-1906 spelling) Ty jag var hungrig, och I gåfven mig icke äta; jag var törstig, och I gåfven mig icke dricka.
            For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink.
        2. (reflexive) to give up, to surrender, to quit
        3. to give (to exhibit as a product or result; to produce; to yield)

        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 of ge (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
        present participle givande
        past participle given

        1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

        Conjugation of giva (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
        present participle givande
        past participle given

        1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

        Conjugation of gifva (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
        present participle gifvande
        past participle gifven

        1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

        Derived terms

        References

        Anagrams

        Tagalog

        Etymology 1

        Pronunciation

        Interjection

        ge (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒ) (colloquial)

        1. clipping of sige
        Alternative forms
        Derived terms

        Etymology 2

        Borrowed from Spanish ge, the Spanish name of the letter G / g.

        Pronunciation

        Noun

        ge (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒ)

        1. (historical) the name of the Latin script letter G/g, in the Abecedario
          Synonyms: (in the Filipino alphabet) dyi, (in the Abakada alphabet) ga
        Alternative forms

        Ternate

        Pronunciation

        Determiner

        ge

        1. (distal) that, those
          namo ge ― that chicken

        Pronoun

        ge

        1. (demonstrative) this
          ngori tomau ge ― I want that
          ge foke ― that is a cockroach

        References

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

        Turkish

        Pronunciation

        Noun

        ge (definite accusative geyi, plural geler)

        1. The name of the Latin script letter G/g.

        Usage notes

        Unlike ke, which also has a "hard" and "soft" variant, the pronunciation /gɑ/ virtually doesn't exist and /ɟe/ is universal.

        See also

        Turkmen

        Noun

        ge (definite accusative geni, plural geler)

        1. The name of the Latin script letter G/g.

        See also

        Yoruba

        Pronunciation

        Verb

        gé

        1. (transitive) to cut something; especially using a tool
          Synonym: ké
        2. to segment into parts
          mo gé e wẹ́lẹ́-wẹ́lẹ́ ― I segmented it into small pieces
        3. (stative, intransitive) to become cut, snapped, or broken
          Synonym: ké

        Derived terms

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

        Zaghawa

        Pronunciation

        Verb

        ge

        1. sleep

        References