gean

See also: Gean, gean-, and gè'àn

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French guigne.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɡiːn/

Noun

gean (plural geans)

  1. (now dialectal) A wild cherry tree, Prunus avium, native to Europe and western Asia or its small, dark fruit.
    • 1955, Robin Jenkins, The Cone-Gatherers, Canongate 2012, p. 45:
      ‘Given the circumstances, Effie,’ he whispered, ‘I could blossom again like a gean-tree.’

Translations

Anagrams

Aromanian

Alternative forms
  • geanu

Noun

gean n

  1. soul, spirit
    Synonyms: suflit, duh, stuhico

Derived terms
  • geanãm

Esperanto

Adjective

gean

  1. accusative singular of gea

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish gen (“favour, fondness, liking”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɟanˠ/

Noun

gean m (genitive singular geana)

  1. love, affection

Declension
Declension of gean

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative gean
Vocative a ghean
Genitive geana
Dative gean

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an gean
Genitive an gheana
Dative leis an ngean

don ghean

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
gean ghean ngean
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • "gean" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “2 gen” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • Entries containing “gean” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “gean” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Northern Sami

Pronoun

gean

  1. inflection of gii:
    1. accusative singular
    2. genitive singular

Old English

Etymology

A variant of ġeġn.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jæːɑn/

Adverb

ġēan

  1. again

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish gen.

Noun

gean m

  1. cheerfulness, good humour

Derived terms

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalLenition
geanghean
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian gān, from Proto-Germanic *gāną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁- (“to leave”).

Verb

gean

  1. to go

Usage notes
  • Gean is often omitted in colloquial speech. It is considered a default verb, so if a sentence has no verb, gean could most probably be inserted for purposes of English translation. It should be noted also that in earlier English, this could also be done; i.e. "We must away" for "We must go away" or "We must leave"
    • Hy wei ― He went away / he has gone away (literally, “he away”)

Inflection
Conjugation of gean
Infinitive: gean
Present tense Past tense
person singular plural singular plural
1st ik gean wy geane ik gie, gong, gyng wy gienen, gyngen
2nd do/dû giest jimme geane do/dû giest, gongst, gyngst jimme gienen, gyngen
3rd hy/sy giet hja geane hy/sy gie, gong, gyng hja gienen, gyngen
Present participle Imperative Auxiliary Past participle
geanend (geanende) gean wêze gien, gongen
  • (variant past tenses of gean):
    • 1st and 3rd person singular: gong, gyng
    • 2nd person singular: gongst, gyngst
    • plural: gongen, gyngen
    • past participle: gongen.

Further reading
  • “gean”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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