gey
English
editEtymology
editOriginally a variant form of gay, now associated with distinct senses.
Adverb
editgey (not comparable)
- (Scotland, Ireland, Northern England) Very. [from 17th c.]
- 1816, Sir Walter Scott, The Antiquary, Oxford University Press, published 2002, page 207:
- I am nae believer in auld wives' stories about ghaists, though this is gey like a place for them - But mortal, or of the other world, here they come! - twa men and a light.
- 2001, David Thomson, The People of the Sea: Celtic Tales of the Seal-folk, Canongate Books, page 213:
- But I'll put a gold chain around his neck, An' a gey good chain it'll be.
Adjective
editgey (comparative geyer, superlative geyest)
- (Scotland, Ireland, Northern England) Fairly good; considerable. [from 18th c.]
- 1932, Lewis Grassic Gibbon, Sunset Song (A Scots Quair), Polygon, published 2006, page 16:
- They were married next New Year's Day, and Ellison had begun to think himself a gey man in Kinraddie, and maybe one of the gentry.
Anagrams
editAzerbaijani
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editNoun
editgey (definite accusative geyi, plural geylər)
- A gay, a homosexual male.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:homoseksual
Declension
editsingular | plural | |
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nominative | gey |
geylər |
definite accusative | geyi |
geyləri |
dative | geyə |
geylərə |
locative | geydə |
geylərdə |
ablative | geydən |
geylərdən |
definite genitive | geyin |
geylərin |
Manx
editNoun
editgey m
- Eclipsed form of key.
Mutation
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editgey (not comparable)
Turkish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editgey (definite accusative geyi, plural geyler)
- A gay, a homosexual male.
- Synonyms: eşcinsel, homoseksüel
Declension
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