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Basque[edit]
Noun[edit]
gek
- ergative indefinite of ge
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Adjective[edit]
gek (comparative gekker, superlative gekst)
Inflection[edit]
Declension of gek | ||||
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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 | — |
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Descendants[edit]
Noun[edit]
gek m (plural gekken, diminutive gekje n, feminine gekkin)
- (male) lunatic, madman
- Synonyms: dwaas, mesjoggene, waanzinnige
- cowl (on a chimney)
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “geek”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Wutunhua[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
gek
References[edit]
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