gêne

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gene"

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French gêne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʒɛː.nə/

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Noun

gêne f (uncountable)

1. embarrassment

Related terms

• gênant
• generen

 

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French gehenne (spelling influenced by géhenne), from Old French gehine (“punishment resulting from admission of guilt”), from gehir, geïr (“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/

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Noun

gêne f (plural gênes)

1. embarrassment
2. discomfort, inconvenience

Derived terms

• gêner
• sans gêne

Verb

gêne

1. inflection of gêner:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “gêne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
• “gêne” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
• “gêne” in Dico en ligne Le Robert.