gaa

gaa

See also: GAA, gaá, gáa, gâa, ga'a, and gå

Translingual

Symbol

gaa

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Ga.

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Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• ga, gah, gan, ge, gi, go, goo, goh, gou

Etymology

From Old High German gān, from Proto-Germanic *gāną. Compare German gehen, Dutch gaan, English go, Swedish gå, Crimean Gothic geen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɑː/

Verb

gaa (third-person singular simple present gaat, past participle ggange, past subjunctive gieng, auxiliary sii)

1. to go
   • 1908, Meinrad Lienert, ‘s Heiwili, I.5:

     Dr Vater goht und lot's älei.

     The father goes, and leaves her alone.

   • 1978, Rolf Lyssy & Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher, (transcript):

     Ga, mach uf. Schnell, Carlo!

     Go and open the door. Quickly, Carlo!

Conjugation

Strong:

    conjugation of gaa – Urner dialect

infinitive		gaa
past participle		ggange
		singular			plural
		1st person ich, i	2nd person du	3rd person er/si/es	1st person mir	2nd person ir	3rd person si
indicative	present	gaa	gaasch	gaat	gaa	gäänt, gëënt	gaa
subjunctive	present	gëë, gäng, gängi	gëëesch, gängesch	gëë, gäng, gängi	gëëe, gange	gëëet, gange	gëëe, gange
	past	gieng, giengi	giengesch	gieng, giengi	gienge	gienget	gienge
imperative	affirmative	—	gang	—	—	gänt, gënt	—

Mixed:

    conjugation of gaa – Urner dialect

infinitive		gaa
past participle		ggange
		singular			plural
		1st person ich, i	2nd person du	3rd person er/si/es	1st person mir	2nd person ir	3rd person si
indicative	present	gaa	gaasch	gaat	gaa	gäänt, gëënt	gaa
subjunctive	present	gëë, gäng, gängi	gëëesch, gängesch	gëë, gäng, gängi	gëëe, gange	gëëet, gange	gëëe, gange
	past	gät, gäti	gätesch	gät, gäti	gäte	gätet	gäte
imperative	affirmative	—	gang	—	—	gänt, gënt	—

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 82.

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Garo

Verb

gaa

1. to climb

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Rohingya

Etymology

From Sanskrit गात्र (gātra, “limb”). Cognate with Assamese গা (ga).

Noun

gaa

1. body

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Southeastern Tepehuan

Noun

gaa (plural gagaa, third person singular possession gaaꞌn)

1. field

Verb

gaa

1. past tense of gakiaꞌ

References

• R. de Willett, Elizabeth, et al. (2016) Diccionario tepehuano de Santa María Ocotán, Durango (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 48)‎ (in Spanish), electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 59