gain-

See also: gain and ga in

English

Alternative forms

  • gane- (Scotland)

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Old English geġn-, gēan- (back, against, in return, prefix), from Proto-West Germanic *gagin, from Proto-Germanic *gagin (towards, against).

Cognate with Saterland Frisian juun- (counter-), West Frisian tsjin- (counter-), Dutch tegen- (counter-), German gegen- (against, toward, at), Icelandic gagn- (through). More at again.

Prefix

gain-

  1. Prefix meaning "against", "contrary to", "in opposition to", "counter-".
    gainsay, gainstand, gainstay, gainstrive
  2. Prefix denoting reciprocal action; "in return"; "counter-".
    gainclap, gaingive, gainyield
  3. Prefix denoting restoration or a return to a previous state; "back again".
    gainbuy, gaincover, gaintake
  4. Prefix denoting repetition; "over again"; "anew"; again-.
    gainrising

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with gain-

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