gé

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ge"

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡɛː]

Noun

gé n (indeclinable)

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

Further reading

• “gé”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “gé”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒe/

Noun

gé m (plural gés)

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

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡeː]

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• Rhymes: -ɡeː

Noun

gé

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

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	gé	gék
accusative	gét	géket
dative	gének	géknek
instrumental	gével	gékkel
causal-final	géért	gékért
translative	gévé	gékké
terminative	géig	gékig
essive-formal	géként	gékként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	gében	gékben
superessive	gén	géken
adessive	génél	géknél
illative	gébe	gékbe
sublative	gére	gékre
allative	géhez	gékhez
elative	géből	gékből
delative	géről	gékről
ablative	gétől	géktől
non-attributive possessive - singular	géé	géké
non-attributive possessive - plural	gééi	gékéi

Possessive forms of gé
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	gém	géim
2nd person sing.	géd	géid
3rd person sing.	géje	géi
1st person plural	génk	géink
2nd person plural	gétek	géitek
3rd person plural	géjük	géik

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) betű; a, á, bé, cé, csé, dé, dzé, dzsé, e, é, eff, gé, gyé, há, i, í, jé, ká, ell, ellipszilon / elly / ejj, emm, enn, enny, o, ó, ö, ő, pé, kú, err, ess, essz, té, tyé, u, ú, ü, ű, vé, dupla vé / vevé, iksz, ipszilon, zé, zsé. (See also: Latin script letters.)

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /cɛː/
• Rhymes: -ɛː

Noun

gé n (genitive singular gés, nominative plural gé)

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

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɟeː/

Etymology 1

gé

From Middle Irish géd m (“goose”), from Proto-Celtic *gezdā. Cognate with Welsh gŵydd, Cornish goth and Breton gwaz.

Noun

gé f or m (genitive singular gé or géidh, nominative plural géanna or géidhe or géacha)

1. goose (grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae)

Declension

As feminine noun:

Declension of gé

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative gé géanna Vocative a ghé a ghéanna Genitive gé géanna Dative gé géanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an ghé na géanna Genitive na gé na ngéanna Dative leis an ngé don ghé leis na géanna

As masculine noun (now archaic):

Declension of gé

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative gé géidhe Vocative a ghéidh a ghéidhe Genitive géidh géidhe Dative gé géidhe

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an gé na géidhe Genitive an ghéidh na ngéidhe Dative leis an ngé don ghé leis na géidhe

Alternative nominative plural forms: géacha (feminine and masculine), géabha (Cois Fharraige)

Alternative forms

• géadh (archaic)

Hyponyms

• gandal m (“gander”)

Derived terms

• gé Cheanadach f (“Canada goose”)
• gé ghiúrainn f (“barnacle goose”)
• gé ghlas f (“greylag goose”)

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gé”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “gé”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 354
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “gé”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “gé”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Etymology 2

From Latin gē.

Noun

gé

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

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) litir; á, bé, cé, dé, é, eif, gé, héis, í, jé, cá, eil, eim, ein, ó, pé, cú, ear, eas, té, ú, vé, wae, ex, yé, zae
• Note: The English names are also widely used by Irish speakers.

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gé	ghé	ngé
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Louisiana Creole

Etymology

Inherited from French gai (“gay, cheerful, merry”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡe/
• Rhymes: -e

Adjective

gé

1. happy

   Synonyms: èrè, konten

Mandarin

Alternative forms

• ge — nonstandard

Romanization

gé (ge², Zhuyin ㄍㄜˊ)

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3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 呄
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6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 塥
7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嶮／崄
8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 愅
9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 挌
10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 揶
11. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 搿
12. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 擱／搁
13. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 敋
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16. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 浦
17. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 滄／沧
18. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 烖／灾
19. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 獦
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32. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 郃
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40. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 閤／合
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42. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 阁
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48. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 韐／𱂆
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50. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 領／领
51. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 颌
52. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 骼
53. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 髂
54. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鬬
55. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鬲
56. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鮯／𫚗
57. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鰪
58. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 齃
59. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 騔／𩨀

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʲeː/

Verb

·gé

1. third-person singular present subjunctive conjunct of guidid

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
·gé	·gé pronounced with /-ɣ(ʲ)-/	·ngé
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.