Gage

See also: gage and gagé

English

Etymology

An occupational surname from Middle English gage, gauge "measure" for an assayer, or gage "pledge" for a moneylender.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡeɪdʒ/
Homophone: gauge
Rhymes: -eɪdʒ

Proper noun

Gage

A surname.
A male given name, modern transferred use of the surname.
A female given name
A ghost town in New Mexico.
A town in Oklahoma.

Derived terms

Gage County

German

Etymology

From French gage.

Pronunciation

Audio (file)
Rhymes: -aːʒə

Noun

Gage f (genitive Gage, plural Gagen)

(of an artist) fee

Declension

Declension of Gage

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Gage	die	Gagen
genitive	einer	der	Gage	der	Gagen
dative	einer	der	Gage	den	Gagen
accusative	eine	die	Gage	die	Gagen

Further reading

Gage in Duden online

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