jee

See also: Appendix:Variations of "jee"

Translingual

Symbol

jee

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Jerung.

See also

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

  • IPA(key): /jeː/
  • Audio:(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
  • Hyphenation(key): jee

Interjection

jee (colloquial)

  1. yeah!, yay! (expressing joy)

Further reading

Jicarilla

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *džeˑx. Cognate with Navajo jeeh and Hupa jeh.

Noun

jee

  1. gum
  2. sap

References

  • Phone, Wilhelmina; Olson, Maureen; Martinez, Matilda (2007), Axelrod, Melissa, Gómez de García, Lachler, Jordan, editors, Dictionary of Jicarilla Apache / Abáachi Mizaa Iłkeeʼ Siijai, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 290

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German io, eo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeː/
    • Rhymes: -eː

Adverb

jee

  1. ever

Synonyms

Manx

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʒiː/

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

Etymology 3

Pronoun

jee

  1. alternative form of j'ee

Mutation

Mutation of jee
radical lenition eclipsis
jee yee n'yee

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Nǀuu

Adverb

jee

  1. alternative form of dyee (“how”)

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

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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