géi
Cayuga
Etymology
From Proto-North Iroquoian *kajeɹih (anomolous).
Numeral
géi
References
- Marianne Mithun, Reginald Henry (1982) Wadęwayę́stanih - A Cayuga Teaching Grammar, 3rd edition, Woodland Cultural Centre, published 2015, page 79
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡei̯/, [ɡɜɪ̯]
- Rhymes: -ɜɪ
Etymology 1
From Old High German gāhi, from Proto-Germanic *ganhuz. Cognate with German jäh, Dutch gauw.
Adjective
géi (masculine géien, neuter géit, comparative méi géi, superlative am géisten)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | hien ass | si ass | et ass | si si(nn) | |
| nominative / accusative |
attributive and/or after determiner | géien | géit | ||
| independent without determiner | géies | géier | |||
| dative | after any declined word | géien | géier | géien | géien |
| as first declined word | géiem | géiem | |||
Etymology 2
Conjugation of goen (“to go”).
Verb
géi
- second-person singular imperative of goen