Contionary:ge-

Skundavisk

Etymology

From Middle Skundavisk ge-, from Old Skundavisk gi-, ge-, from Halmisk ᚷᚨ- (ga-), from Proto-Germanic *ga-.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɟɘ/

Prefix

ge-

1. (used to form collective nouns, often with i-umlaut of the main vowel)

   steen > gesteen

   stone > rock

2. (used to form verbal nouns that refer to the result of the action)

   skenken > geskenk

   offer > gift

3. (used to form the past participle)

   breken > gebroken

   break > broken

Usage notes

• The nouns formed with the prefix ge- are always neuter gender.
• The participle prefix ge- is not used before inseparable verbal prefixes like and-, be- for-, fore- and or-.