gea

See also: Gea, ge'a, and G. E. A.

Esperanto

Etymology

Back-formation from ge- (“both sexes”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡea/
  • Hyphenation: ge‧a
  • Rhymes: -ea

Adjective

gea (accusative singular gean, plural geaj, accusative plural geajn)

  1. both sexes, mixed

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ja (“yes”), from Proto-Indo-European *yē (“already”). Cognate with Old Frisian gē, jē (“yes”), Old Saxon jā (“yes”) (Dutch ja), Old High German ja, jā (“yes”) (German ja), Old Norse já (“yes”) (Swedish ja), Gothic 𐌾𐌰 (ja, “yes”), Latin iam (“already”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jæːɑ/

Adverb

gēa

  1. yes
  2. thus, so

Synonyms

  • giese

Antonyms

Descendants

Romansch

Alternative forms

  • (Sursilvan) gie
  • (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) ea
  • (Puter, Vallader) schi

Adverb

gea

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) yes (used to indicate agreement with a positive statement)
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