gö

Bavarian

Alternative forms
  • gej, gäi (West Central)

Etymology

From Middle High German gelte, third-person singular subjunctive of gelten, from Old High German geltan, from Proto-West Germanic *geldan, from Proto-Germanic *geldaną.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡ̥œ/

Interjection

gö (East Central Bavarian, Vienna)

  1. Used to check agreement on an assumption before or at the end of an utterance; right?; is it?; isn't it?
    Kummst eh heid auf d'Nåcht, gö? ― You'll come tonight, right?
    Gö, mia håm kan Kas mehr. ― There's no cheese left, is there?
  2. Used as an emphatically affirmative reply; isn't it just?
    Der Topfnstrudl då is sauguad! - Gö? Find i a! ― This quark strudel is delicious. - Isn't it just? That's what I think too.

Romansch

Noun

gö m (plural gös)

  1. game
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