See also: GEK, and gək

Basque

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Noun

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gek

  1. ergative indefinite of ge

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch geck (madman). Earlier origin uncertain, but perhaps from an imitative verb also found in Swedish gäcka (to mock).[1]

Cognate with German Geck, Jeck, English geek (see etymology there).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɣɛk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: gek
  • Rhymes: -ɛk

Adjective

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gek (comparative gekker, superlative gekst)

  1. crazy, mad
    Je maakt me gek.
    You make me crazy.
  2. ludicrous, farcical
  3. silly, playful

Declension

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Declension of gek
uninflected gek
inflected gekke
comparative gekker
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial gek gekker het gekst
het gekste
indefinite m./f. sing. gekke gekkere gekste
n. sing. gek gekker gekste
plural gekke gekkere gekste
definite gekke gekkere gekste
partitive geks gekkers

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: gek
  • Negerhollands: gek, gik

Noun

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gek m (plural gekken, diminutive gekje n, feminine gekkin)

  1. (male) lunatic, madman
    Synonyms: mesjoggene, waanzinnige
  2. cowl (on a chimney)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “geek”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

West Frisian

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Etymology

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Cognate with Dutch gek, German geck.

Adjective

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gek

  1. senseless
  2. angry, indignant
  3. foolish
  4. entertaining

Inflection

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Inflection of gek
uninflected gek
inflected geke
comparative geker
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial gek geker it gekst
it gekste
indefinite c. sing. geke gekere gekste
n. sing. gek geker gekste
plural geke gekere gekste
definite geke gekere gekste
partitive geks gekers

Further reading

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  • gek”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Wutunhua

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Etymology

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From Mandarin (gǒu).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gek

  1. dog
    Synonym: haba

References

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  • Erika Sandman (2016) A Grammar of Wutun[1], University of Helsinki (PhD), →ISBN