jee

See also: Appendix:Variations of "jee"

English

Verb

jee (third-person singular simple present jees, present participle jeeing, simple past and past participle jeed)

  1. Alternative spelling of gee

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

Contracted form of Jezus, used as a minced oath.

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -eː

Interjection

jee

  1. an expression of surprise: gosh, golly, gee
    Synonyms: jeetjemina, jeetjemineetje, jemig, gossie, goh

Derived terms

Finnish

Etymology

From English yea, yeah, yay.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjeː/, [ˈje̞ː]
  • Rhymes: -eː
  • Syllabification(key): jee

Interjection

jee (colloquial)

  1. yeah!, yay! (expressing joy)

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German io, eo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeː/
    • Rhymes: -eː

Adverb

jee

  1. ever

Synonyms

Manx

Etymology 1

From Old Irish día.

Noun

jee m (genitive singular jee, plural jeeaghyn or jeeghyn)

  1. god, deity, godhead
    Hug ad ooashley da ymmodee jeeghyn.
    They worshipped many gods.
Derived terms
See also

Etymology 2

From Old Irish di.

Pronoun

jee

  1. third-person singular feminine of da

Pronoun

jee

  1. Alternative form of j'ee

Mutation

Manx mutation
RadicalLenitionEclipsis
jeeyeen'yee
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian , from Proto-West Germanic *. Cognates include West Frisian ja and German ja. Doublet of and je.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeː/
  • Hyphenation: jee
  • Rhymes: -eː

Particle

jee

  1. yes

Antonyms

References

  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “jee”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
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