jee
See also: Appendix:Variations of "jee"
English
Dutch
Etymology
Contracted form of Jezus, used as a minced oath.
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -eː
Interjection
jee
- an expression of surprise: gosh, golly, gee
- Synonyms: jeetjemina, jeetjemineetje, jemig, gossie, goh
Derived terms
Related terms
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjeː/, [ˈje̞ː]
- Rhymes: -eː
- Syllabification(key): jee
Further reading
- “jee”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German io, eo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jeː/
- Rhymes: -eː
Synonyms
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian jē, from Proto-West Germanic *jā. Cognates include West Frisian ja and German ja. Doublet of jä and je.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jeː/
- Hyphenation: jee
- Rhymes: -eː
Antonyms
References
- Marron C. Fort (2015) “jee”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
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