jee
See also: Appendix:Variations of "jee"
Translingual
Symbol
jee
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Jerung terms
English
Verb
jee (third-person singular simple present jees, present participle jeeing, simple past and past participle jeed)
- Alternative spelling of gee.
Dutch
Alternative forms
Etymology
Contracted form of Jezus, used as a minced oath.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jeː/
- (Belgium) IPA(key): [jeː]
- (Netherlands) IPA(key): [jeɪ̯]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -eː
Interjection
jee
- an expression of surprise: gosh, golly, gee
- Synonyms: jeetjemina, jeetjemineetje, jemig, gossie, goh
Derived terms
Related terms
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjeː/, [ˈje̞ː]
- Rhymes: -eː
- Syllabification(key): jee
- Hyphenation(key): jee
Interjection
jee (colloquial)
Further reading
- “jee”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German io, eo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jeː/
- Rhymes: -eː
Adverb
jee
Synonyms
Manx
Etymology 1
Noun
jee m (genitive singular jee, plural jeeaghyn or jeeghyn)
Derived terms
- ben jee (“goddess”)
See also
Etymology 2
Pronoun
jee
- third-person singular feminine of da
Etymology 3
Pronoun
jee
- alternative form of j'ee
Mutation
radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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jee | yee | n'yee |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Nǀuu
Adverb
jee
- alternative form of dyee (“how”)
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian jē, from Proto-West Germanic *jā. Cognates include West Frisian ja and German ja. Doublet of jä and je.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jeː/
- Hyphenation: jee
- Rhymes: -eː
Particle
jee
Antonyms
References
- Marron C. Fort (2015) “jee”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN