gean

See also: Gean, gean-, and gè'àn

English

Etymology

From Middle French guine (modern French guigne).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɡiːn/
• Rhymes: -iːn

Noun

gean (plural geans)

1. (now dialectal) A wild cherry tree, Prunus avium, native to Europe and western Asia or its small, dark fruit.
   • 1947 [1939], Ernst Jünger, translated by Stuart Hood, On the Marble Cliffs, New Directions, translation of Auf den Marmorklippen (in German), →LCCN, →OCLC, page 12:

     Thus in the early year the blue pearl clusters of the grape hyacinth bloomed, and in autumn the geans rejoiced us with the red Chinese lantern gleam of their fruit.

   • 1955, Robin Jenkins, The Cone-Gatherers, Canongate, published 2012, page 45:

     ‘Given the circumstances, Effie,’ he whispered, ‘I could blossom again like a gean-tree.’

Translations

wild cherry — see wild cherry

Further reading

• Prunus avium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “gean”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “gean”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• Agne, Ange, Egan, Gena, agen, gena, nega-

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• geanu

Noun

gean n

1. soul, spirit

   Synonyms: suflit, duh, stuhico

Derived terms

• geanãm

Basque

Noun

gean

1. inessive singular of ge

Esperanto

Adjective

gean

1. accusative singular of gea

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish gen (“favour, fondness, liking”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɟan̪ˠ/, /ɟanˠ/

Noun

gean m (genitive singular geana)

1. love, affection

Declension

Declension of gean

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative gean Vocative a ghean Genitive geana Dative gean

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an gean Genitive an gheana Dative leis an ngean don ghean

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gean	ghean	ngean
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gean”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “gean”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “gean”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Northern Sami

Pronoun

gean

1. accusative/genitive singular of gii

Old English

Etymology

A variant of ġeġn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jæ͜ɑːn/

Adverb

ġēan

1. again

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish gen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /cɛn/

Noun

gean m

1. cheerfulness, good humour

Derived terms

• mì-ghean

Mutation

Mutation of gean

radical	lenition
gean	ghean

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian gān, from Proto-West Germanic *gān.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɪə̯n/

Verb

gean

1. to go

Usage notes

• Gean is often omitted in colloquial speech. It is considered a default verb, so if a sentence has no verb, gean could most probably be inserted for purposes of English translation. It should be noted also that in earlier English, this could also be done; i.e. "We must away" for "We must go away" or "We must leave"
  • Hy wei ― He went away / he has gone away (literally, “he away”)

Conjugation

Irregular (Suppletive)
infinitive	gean
3rd singular past	gie, gong, gyng
past participle	gien, gongen
infinitive	gean
long infinitive	gean
gerund	gean n
auxiliary	wêze
indicative	present tense	past tense
1st singular	gean	gie, gong, gyng
2nd singular	giest	giest, gongst, gyngst
3rd singular	giet	gie, gong, gyng
plural	geane	gongen, gienen, gyngen
imperative	gean
participles	geanend, geanende	gien, gongen

• (variant past tenses of gean):
  • 1st and 3rd person singular: gong, gyng
  • 2nd person singular: gongst, gyngst
  • plural: gongen, gyngen
  • past participle: gongen.

Further reading

• “gean”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011