g-

Manx

Etymology

Contraction of ec. From Middle Irish oc, ac, ic, from Old Irish oc, occ

Prefix

g-

1. Used before vowels in the formation of the present participle.

Derived terms

• gaaghtey
• gaaraa
• gaarlaghey
• gaccan
• gee
• geeck
• genmys
• ginsh
• girree
• goanluckey
• gobbraghey
• guillinaghey
• guilliney
• gushtaghey
• gynsaghey

 

Ojibwe

Prefix

g-

1. Alternative form of gi-

Usage notes

g- appears before stems that begin with the vowels oo and ii.

See also

Ojibwe personal prefixes

		stem begins with...	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
Consonants		p t k h ch m n s sh w y	ni-	gi-	o-
		d g ' j z zh	nin-
		b	nim-
Vowels		o	nindo-	gido-	odo-
		a aa e i	nind-	gid-	od-
		oo	n-	g-
		ii			w-

References

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/g-pf