-ge

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Particle

-ge

1. also, too
2. even
3. moreover
4. (with negative verb) nor

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

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Old English

Alternative forms

• -gēa

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gawją, *gawjō, *gawô (“country, region, environment”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeː/

Suffix

-ġē f

1. suffix used to denote a region or territory

   ǣlġē ― eel-country

2. suffix used in placenames meaning region of, or district of

   Sūþrīeġ, Sūþrīġe ― Surrey (literally, “Southerly District”)

   Scōnīeġ, Scōnēġ ― Skåne

Descendants

• -y, -ey found in some English placenames