geean
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gaaunaz, literally “with a lamb”. There are no exact cognates, but the archaic sense of ġe- and the use of *aunaz (the inherited Indo-Europan word for “lamb,” displaced later in Proto-Germanic by *lambaz) mean that this word was quite ancient.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jeˈæ͜ɑːn/
Adjective
ġeēan
- pregnant (with lambs)
Declension
Declension of ġeēan — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ġeēan | ġeēan | ġeēan |
| Accusative | ġeēanne | ġeēane | ġeēan |
| Genitive | ġeēanes | ġeēanre | ġeēanes |
| Dative | ġeēanum | ġeēanre | ġeēanum |
| Instrumental | ġeēane | ġeēanre | ġeēane |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | ġeēane | ġeēana, ġeēane | ġeēan |
| Accusative | ġeēane | ġeēana, ġeēane | ġeēan |
| Genitive | ġeēanra | ġeēanra | ġeēanra |
| Dative | ġeēanum | ġeēanum | ġeēanum |
| Instrumental | ġeēanum | ġeēanum | ġeēanum |
Declension of ġeēan — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ġeēana | ġeēane | ġeēane |
| Accusative | ġeēanan | ġeēanan | ġeēane |
| Genitive | ġeēanan | ġeēanan | ġeēanan |
| Dative | ġeēanan | ġeēanan | ġeēanan |
| Instrumental | ġeēanan | ġeēanan | ġeēanan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | ġeēanan | ġeēanan | ġeēanan |
| Accusative | ġeēanan | ġeēanan | ġeēanan |
| Genitive | ġeēanra, ġeēanena | ġeēanra, ġeēanena | ġeēanra, ġeēanena |
| Dative | ġeēanum | ġeēanum | ġeēanum |
| Instrumental | ġeēanum | ġeēanum | ġeēanum |
Related terms
- ēanian