-ge

Northern Sami

Particle

-ge

  1. also, too
  2. even
  3. moreover
  4. (with negative verb) nor

Old English

Alternative forms

  • -gēa

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gawją, *gawjō, *gawô (“country, region, environment”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeː/

Suffix

-ġē f

  1. Suffix used to denote a region or territory
    ǣlġē (“eel-country”)
  2. Suffix used in placenames meaning region of, or district of
    Sūþrīeġ, Sūþrīġe (“Surrey", lit. "Southerly District”)
    Scōnīeġ, Scōnēġ (“Skåne”)

Descendants

  • -y, -ey found in some English placenames
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