gêne

See also: gene, Gene, gène, gêné, ĝene, and -gène

French

Etymology

From Middle French gehenne (spelling influenced by géhenne), from Old French gehine (punishment resulting from admission of guilt), from gehir (to admit, confess, acknowledge), from Frankish *jehhjan (to say, confess), from Proto-Germanic *jehaną (to affirm, say), from Proto-Indo-European *yek- (to speak).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒɛn/

Noun

gêne f (plural gênes)

  1. embarrassment
  2. discomfort, inconvenience

Derived terms

Verb

gêne

  1. first-person singular present indicative of gêner
  2. third-person singular present indicative of gêner
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of gêner
  4. third-person singular present subjunctive of gêner
  5. second-person singular imperative of gêner

Further reading

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