Gage

See also: gage and gagé

English

Etymology

An occupational surname from Middle English gage, guage (“measure”) for an assayer, or gage (“pledge”) for a moneylender.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡeɪd͡ʒ/
  • Homophone: gauge
  • Rhymes: -eɪdʒ

Proper noun

Gage (countable and uncountable, plural Gages)

  1. A surname originating as an occupation.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
  3. A female given name.
  4. A place in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Ballard County, Kentucky.
    2. A ghost town in Luna County, New Mexico.
    3. A town in Ellis County, Oklahoma, named after Lyman J. Gage.
    4. An unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia.

Derived terms

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French gage.

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːʒə

Noun

Gage f (genitive Gage, plural Gagen)

  1. (of an artist) fee
    Synonym: Honorar

Declension

Declension of Gage [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Gage die Gagen
genitive einer der Gage der Gagen
dative einer der Gage den Gagen
accusative eine die Gage die Gagen

Descendants

  • → Hungarian: gázsi

Further reading

  • “Gage” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Gage” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Gage” in Duden online
  • Gage on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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