gei
English
Noun
gei (plural geis)
- Alternative form of gi (“martial arts uniform”)
- 2003, James Henry Littlefield, Sweet Deal: A Trucker Deal Mystery, p. 165:
- I peeled off the sweatshirt and Smith got out of the gei, so we sat there, me in my colorful board shorts, Clarke in a white martial-arts uniform and black belt, Smith in a black Speedo, and Jason in his black muscle-T.
- 2006, Jackie Grant Miller, Keeper of the Arts: The Story Begins..., p.17:
- The uniform you see me wearing is called a Gei which all students are required to practice in.
- 2003, James Henry Littlefield, Sweet Deal: A Trucker Deal Mystery, p. 165:
Cornish
Estonian
Etymology
From English gay.
Declension
Inflection of gei (ÕS type 26/koi, no gradation)
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | gei | geid |
accusative | gei | geid |
genitive | gei | geide |
partitive | geid | geisid |
illative | geisse | geidesse |
inessive | geis | geides |
elative | geist | geidest |
allative | geile | geidele |
adessive | geil | geidel |
ablative | geilt | geidelt |
translative | geiks | geideks |
terminative | geini | geideni |
essive | geina | geidena |
abessive | geita | geideta |
comitative | geiga | geidega |
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛj/
- Rhymes: -ɛj
- Hyphenation: gèi
Luxembourgish
Mandarin
Usage notes
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Mende
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
gei
- imperative of geie
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡei̯/
West Makian
Etymology
From original gai, recorded in van der Crab's De Moluksche Eilanden's wordlist (as gaie).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡe.i/
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