See also: Appendix:Variations of "go"

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse geyja (bark).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡøː/, [ɡ̊øːˀ]
  • Rhymes: -øːˀ

Verb

(imperative , infinitive at , present tense gør, past tense gøede, perfect tense har gøet)

  1. to bark, to bay

Further reading

Faroese

Etymology 1

Of uncertain origins. Cognate with norwegian gjø/gøyr (see etymology 3), norn gjoger (Unst: jøger) and scots yoger.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡøː/
  • Rhymes: -øː

Usage notes

Tað kemur gø eftir andsperri (misfortunes seldom come singly)

Eg fái gø av tær! (You're driving me crazy!)

Noun

 n (genitive singular gøs, uncountable)

  1. tenosynovitis
Declension
n3s singular
indefinite definite
nominative gøið
accusative gøið
dative gøi gøinum
genitive gøs gøsins
Derived terms

Further reading

Etymology 2

Possibly from old norse verb gæða (restoration), from góðr, from proto-germanic*gōdaz from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ-. However, Sophus Bugge suggested in 1888 a possible connection to the greek χιών (Khion), referring to the melting of snow.[1] Both suggesting a connection to spring.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡøː/
  • Rhymes: -øː
Usage notes
  • Ravnur verpur í gø (Ravens lay their eggs in march)

Proper noun

 n

  1. March (in Mánamánaður the old faroese lunar/solar calendar])
Alternative forms
  1. Gøð[2]
  2. Gói[3]
  3. Góa[4]

Synonyms