gea

See also: Gea, ge'a, and G. E. A.

Esperanto

Etymology

Back-formation from ge- (“both sexes”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡea/
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Hyphenation: ge‧a
Rhymes: -ea

Adjective

gea (accusative singular gean, plural geaj, accusative plural geajn)

both sexes, mixed

Old English

Alternative forms

gæ, gee, ge. gie, gi, ja

Etymology

From Anglo-Frisian *jǣ [jæː], from West Germanic *jā [jɑː], from Proto-Germanic *ja (“yes”), from Proto-Indo-European *yē (“already”). Cognate with Old Frisian jē (West Frisian ja), Old Saxon jā (Low German ja), Old Dutch jā (Dutch ja), Old High German jā (German ja), Old Norse já (Swedish ja), Gothic 𐌾𐌰 (ja).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jæːɑ̯/

Adverb

ġēa

yes, yeah

Synonyms

ġīese

Antonyms

nese

Descendants

Middle English: ye, ȝea
- English: yea

Romansch

Alternative forms

(Sursilvan) gie
(Sutsilvan, Surmiran) ea
(Puter, Vallader) schi

Adverb

gea

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) yes (used to indicate agreement with a positive statement)

Related terms

(Rumantsch Grischun, Vallader) bain
(Sursilvan) bein
(Sutsilvan) bagn
(Surmiran) gea bagn
(Puter, Vallader) bainschi, hei, bainschi hei
(Vallader) hai, bainschi hai