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-ge
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Appendix:Variations of "ge"
Northern Sami
Etymology
Possibly cognate to fi -kin, myv -ке.
Pronunciation
se
Particle
se particle clitics
also, too
even
moreover
se with negative verb nor
Further reading
28059
28060
Old English
Alternative forms
ang -ġēa
Etymology
From ang gmw-pro *gawi, from ang gem-pro *gawją, gem-pro *gawjō, gem-pro *gawô country, region, environment.
Pronunciation
-ġē
Suffix
-ġē f proper noun
forms nouns denoting a region or territory
ang ǣlġē eel-country
forms placenames meaning “region of”, “district of”
ang Sūþrīeġ, Sūþrīġe Surrey Southerly District
Descendants
-y, -ey found in some English placenames
Pali
Alternative forms
Adjective
pi adjective form
pi -ga loc s m//n ; acc p m going
Potawatomi
Etymology
pot alg-pro *-ki. Cognate to oj -gin.
Pronunciation
-ke
Suffix
pot suffix an pot intransitive 1
to grow
pot maji- majige
Derived terms
pot majige
See also
pot -gen
pot Size
Wutunhua
Etymology
From wuh cmn - 個 -.
Pronunciation
wuh [kə]
Suffix
wuh suffix
A referential marker attached to numerals or singular nominals, emphasizing that a specific individual entity (or entities) are being referred to, rather than being a general statement, a property, an abstract conception, etc.
wuh awo liang-ge yida zhan-she-ma-li. Two men[REF] were standing together. (Quoted in Sandman, p. 64)
wuh je nian nga-n-de dojjai qhichai-ge mai-she-lio. This year our Dojjai bought a [certain] car. (Quoted in Sandman, p. 65)
wuh jashe qe-di-de-ge ngu jhan-lio. I saw that Jashe was eating. [As for] Jashe's eating[REF], I saw it. (Quoted in Sandman, p. 65)
each; used with a distributive sense.
wuh ren-ge-ha dong yi-zek-ma ek bai. Each person [gets] one thousand and two hundred. (Quoted in Sandman, p. 65)
Used to introduce and foreground a new participant or character when telling a story, etc.
Usage notes
wuh -ge is obligatory after a numeral when it directly attributes a noun, except for nouns which are units of time or certain mass nouns (containers, etc.).
Related terms
wuh -liangge<t:with> je-ge<t:this> gu-ge<t:that> -jhege<t:some>
References