gaa
See also: Appendix:Variations of "gaa"
Translingual
Etymology
From English Ga with a as a placeholder.
Symbol
gaa
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Ga terms
Alemannic German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old High German gān, from Proto-Germanic *gāną. Compare German gehen, Dutch gaan, English go, Swedish gå, Crimean Gothic geen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɑː/
Verb
gaa (third-person singular simple present gaat, past participle ggange, past subjunctive gieng, auxiliary sii)
- to go
- 1908, Meinrad Lienert, ‘s Heiwili, I.5:
- Dr Vater goht und lot's älei.
- The father goes, and leaves her alone.
- Dr Vater goht und lot's älei.
- 1978, Rolf Lyssy & Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher, (transcript):
- Ga, mach uf. Schnell, Carlo!
- Go and open the door. Quickly, Carlo!
- 1908, Meinrad Lienert, ‘s Heiwili, I.5:
Conjugation
Strong:
conjugation of gaa – Urner dialect
| infinitive | gaa | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| past participle | ggange | ||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| 1st person ich, i |
2nd person du |
3rd person er/si/es |
1st person mir |
2nd person ir |
3rd person si | ||
| indicative | present | gaa | gaasch | gaat | gaa | gäänt, gëënt | gaa |
| subjunctive | present | gëë, gäng, gängi | gëëesch, gängesch | gëë, gäng, gängi | gëëe, gange | gëëet, gange | gëëe, gange |
| past | gieng, giengi | giengesch | gieng, giengi | gienge | gienget | gienge | |
| imperative | affirmative | — | gang | — | — | gänt, gënt | — |
Mixed:
conjugation of gaa – Urner dialect
| infinitive | gaa | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| past participle | ggange | ||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| 1st person ich, i |
2nd person du |
3rd person er/si/es |
1st person mir |
2nd person ir |
3rd person si | ||
| indicative | present | gaa | gaasch | gaat | gaa | gäänt, gëënt | gaa |
| subjunctive | present | gëë, gäng, gängi | gëëesch, gängesch | gëë, gäng, gängi | gëëe, gange | gëëet, gange | gëëe, gange |
| past | gät, gäti | gätesch | gät, gäti | gäte | gätet | gäte | |
| imperative | affirmative | — | gang | — | — | gänt, gënt | — |
References
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 82.
Central Dusun
Noun
gaa
Garo
Verb
gaa
- to climb
Rohingya
Etymology
From Sanskrit गात्र (gātra, “limb”). Cognate with Assamese গা (ga).
Noun
gaa
Southeastern Tepehuan
Etymology 1
Noun
gaa (plural gagaa, third person singular possession gaaꞌn)
Etymology 2
Verb
gaa
- past of gakiaꞌ
References
- R. de Willett, Elizabeth, et al. (2016) Diccionario tepehuano de Santa María Ocotán, Durango (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 48)[1] (in Spanish), electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 59