gaa

See also: GAA, gaá, gáa, gâa, ga'a, and gå

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old High German gān, from Proto-Germanic *gāną. Compare German gehen, Dutch gaan, English go, Swedish gå, Crimean Gothic geen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡɑː/

Verb

gaa (third-person singular simple present gaat, past participle ggange, past subjunctive gieng, auxiliary sii)

  1. to go
    • 1908, Meinrad Lienert, ‘s Heiwili, I.5:
      Dr Vater goht und lot's älei.
      The father goes, and leaves her alone.
    • 1978, Rolf Lyssy & Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher, (transcript):
      Ga, mach uf. Schnell, Carlo!
      Go and open the door. Quickly, Carlo!

Conjugation

Strong:

    conjugation of gaa – Urner dialect
infinitive gaa
past participle ggange
singular plural
1st person
ich, i		 2nd person
du		 3rd person
er/si/es		 1st person
mir		 2nd person
ir		 3rd person
si
indicative present gaa gaasch gaat gaa gäänt, gëënt gaa
subjunctive present gëë, gäng, gängi gëëesch, gängesch gëë, gäng, gängi gëëe, gange gëëet, gange gëëe, gange
past gieng, giengi giengesch gieng, giengi gienge gienget gienge
imperative affirmative — gang — — gänt, gënt —

Mixed:

    conjugation of gaa – Urner dialect
infinitive gaa
past participle ggange
singular plural
1st person
ich, i		 2nd person
du		 3rd person
er/si/es		 1st person
mir		 2nd person
ir		 3rd person
si
indicative present gaa gaasch gaat gaa gäänt, gëënt gaa
subjunctive present gëë, gäng, gängi gëëesch, gängesch gëë, gäng, gängi gëëe, gange gëëet, gange gëëe, gange
past gät, gäti gätesch gät, gäti gäte gätet gäte
imperative affirmative — gang — — gänt, gënt —

References
  • “gaa” in Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co., page 82.

Rohingya

Etymology

From Sanskrit गात्र (gātra, “limb”). Cognate with Assamese গা (ga)

Noun

gaa

  1. body

Southeastern Tepehuan

Noun

gaa (plural gagaa, third person singular possession gaaꞌn)

  1. field

Verb

gaa

  1. past tense of gakiaꞌ

References
  • R. de Willett, Elizabeth, et al. (2016) Diccionario tepehuano de Santa María Ocotán, Durango (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 48)‎ (in Spanish), electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 59
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