geai

Etymology

From Old Northern French gai, from Old French jai (“jaybird, magpie”), from Late Latin gaius (“jaybird”), most likely imitative, supposedly influenced by the Roman gens Gaius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒɛ/

Noun

geai m (plural geais)

1. jay (bird)

Further reading

• “geai” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• agie
• gaie

Alternative forms

• gùai (continental Normandy)

Etymology

From Old French jai (“jaybird, magpie”), from Late Latin gaius (“jaybird”).

Noun

geai m (plural geais)

1. (Jersey, Guernsey) jay