Contionary:ge-

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Skundavisk

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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-.

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