geh

See also: ge̍h and -geh

Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of English German, Hutterite.

Symbol

geh

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Hutterisch.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Hutterisch terms

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• gä, gää, gäh, gee

Etymology

From Middle High German gëben, gēn, from Old High German gëban, from Proto-West Germanic *geban, from Proto-Germanic *gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-. Cognate with German geben, English give.

Pronunciation

• (City of Zürich) IPA^(key): /ɡ̊ɛː/ (geh)
• (City of Bern) IPA^(key): /ɡ̊æ/ (gä)
• (City of Basel) IPA^(key): /ɡ̊æː/ (gää)

Verb

geh (auxiliary haa)

1. (ditransitive) to give (in various senses)
2. (with dummy subject es, transitive) Used to indicate that something exists. Usually translated as there is/are or there exist(s), compare German es gibt.

   Synonym: haa

   Es git viili Bärge ide Schwiiz. ― There are many mountains in Switzerland.

   Ide Schwiiz gits viili Bärge. ― In Switzerland there are many mountains.

   So öppis gits nume doo!

   Something like this only exists here.

   (literally, “Like-this something gives-it only here.”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of geh – City of Zürich

infinitive		geh /ɡ̊ɛː/
past participle		geh /kɛː/
auxiliary		haa
		singular			plural
		1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
		i(ch)	du	er/si/es	mir	ihr	si
indicative	present	gib /ɡ̊ib̥/	gisch /ɡ̊iʒ̊/	git /ɡ̊it/	gänd /ɡ̊ænd̥/	gänd /ɡ̊ænd̥/	gänd /ɡ̊ænd̥/
imperative	affirmative	—	gib /ɡ̊ib̥/	—	—	gänd /ɡ̊ænd̥/	—

Conjugation of gä – City of Bern

infinitive		gä
past participle		gä
auxiliary		haa
		singular			plural
		1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
		i(g)	du	är/si/es	mir	dir	si
indicative	present	gib	gisch	git	gä	gäbet	gä
imperative	affirmative	—	gib	—	—	gäbet	—

Derived terms

• es git
• vergäh

See also

short verbs (in Zürich German)

• cho (“come”)
• fah (“catch”), ahfah (“begin”)
• gah (“go”)
• geh (“give”)
• gscheh (“happen”)
• gseh (“see”)
• ha (“have”)
• lah (“let”)
• neh (“take”)
• schlah (“hit”)
• si (“be”)
• stah (“stand”)
• tue (“do”)
• zieh (“pull”)

Participle

geh

1. past participle of geh

   Alternative forms: gä, gäh, gee, gää, ggää, ggä

Further reading

• Sprachatlas der deutschen Schweiz:
  • Band III 90 (plural pres.)
  • Band III 93
  • Band III 94, digital (vowel)
• “gä”, in Wörterbuch Berndeutsch-Deutsch (in German), berndeutsch.ch, 1999–2026
• Albert Weber, Jacques M. Bächtold (1961), “gëë”, in Zürichdeutsches Wörterbuch für Schule und Haus (in German), 1st edition, Zürich: Schweizer Spiegel Verlag, page 83
• Rudolf Suter (1992), Baseldeutsch-Grammatik (in German), Basel: Christoph Merian Verlag, →ISBN, page 92

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• gian (Southern Bavarian, Tyrol)

Etymology

From Middle High German gān, gēn, from Old High German gān, gēn, from Proto-West Germanic *gān, from Proto-Germanic *gāną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁- (“to leave”). Cognates include German gehen, Dutch gaan, Yiddish גיין (geyn), English go, Old Norse gá, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽 (gaggan).

Pronunciation

• (Verb, infinitive)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈɡ̊eː/
• (Interjection; Verb, 1st person singular)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈɡ̊ɛː/, (unstressed) [ɡ̊ɛ]
  • Rhymes: -eː, -ɛː

Verb

geh (past participle gångan)

1. (intransitive) to walk, to go

   Heit wui i nimmer geh. ― I don't walk to walk anymore today.

   Gemma, gemma! ― Let's go!

2. (auxiliary, with an infinitive) to go and perform the action denoted by the infinitive

   I geh mi wåschn. ― I'll go and wash myself.

   Geh di schaman! ― Go and be ashamed of yourself!

   Gehst heit spuatln? ― Are you going to do sport today?

3. (transitive) to go, to take

   Heit geh ma de schware Streckn. ― Today we'll take the difficult route.

4. (intransitive) to leave, to go

   So, mia miassn geh. ― Alright, we have to leave.

5. (impersonal, intransitive) to be going; to be all right; indicates how the dative object fares

   Wia geht's? - Jå, geht eh. ― How's it going? - It's going alright.

6. (intransitive, often impersonal) to be possible, to work

   Dad des geh? ― Would that be possible?

   Geht des so? ― Does it work that way?

7. (intransitive) to work, to function (of a machine, method or the like)

   De Maschin geht scho wieder. ― The machine is working again.

8. (intransitive) to sit, to rise, to expand (of dough etc.)

   Der Toag muaß oa Stund geh. ― The dough has to sit for one hour.

9. (intransitive, derogatory, with auf or åm) to get on someone's nerves (object variable)

   Des geht ma auf d'Nervn. ― This is getting on my nerves. (literally, “This is going on my nerves.”)

   Der geht ma åm Beidl. ― He's getting on my nerves. (literally, “He is going on my dick.”)

   Du gehst ma åm Oasch. ― You are getting on my nerves. (literally, “You are going on my arse.”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of geh

infinitive	geh
past participle	gånga
	present	past	subjunctive
1st person singular	geh	—	gang, gangad
2nd person singular	gehst	—	gangst, gangadst
3rd person singular	geht	—	gang, gangad
1st person plural	gengan	—	gangan, gangadn
2nd person plural	gehts	—	gangts, gangats
3rd person plural	gengan	—	gangan, gangadn
	imperative
singular	geh
plural	gehts

Verb

geh

1. first-person singular of geh (“to go”)

Interjection

geh

1. singular imperative of geh
2. interjection preceding a request or an objection: will you, would you, come on

   Geh, gimma bitte no a Glasl. ― Give me another glass, would you?

   Geh, hoid de Goschn! ― Shut your trap, will you!

   Geh, des kånnst do ned måcha. ― Come on, you can't do that.

3. interjection indicating or reinforcing disbelief or doubt: no, nah, no way, get out of here

   Geh, des håd s' sicher ned gsågt! ― Nah, she certainly didn't say that!

   Håst scho gheat? Da Mayer håd se derstessn. - Geh! ― Have you heard? Mayer has died in an accident. - No way!

   I bi scho siebnmoi um d'Wöd gfoan. - Geh, Gschichtldrucker. ― I've travelled around the world seven times. - Get out of here, you storyteller.

4. interjection preceding and reinforcing a reply or retort to previously voiced doubt: no, not at all, by no means

   Is des ned gfährlich, wia du des måchst? - Geh, i måch des scho immer so. ― Isn't how you do that dangerous? - Not at all, I've always done it this way.

Derived terms

• ah geh
• geh bitte
• geh leck
• geh ma, gemma
• nå geh

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡeː/

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• Rhymes: -eː

Verb

geh

1. singular imperative of gehen

Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɛh/

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

• gehe

Noun

geh f (Arabic spelling گەھ)

1. (anatomy) finger joint

Declension

Declension of geh

definite feminine gender
case	singular	plural
nominative	geh	geh
construct	geha	gehên
oblique	gehê	gehan
demonstrative oblique	wê gehê	wan gehan
vocative	gehê	gehino
indefinite feminine gender
case	singular	plural
nominative	gehek	gehin
construct	geheke	gehine
oblique	gehekê	gehinan

Etymology 2

From Persian گاه (gâh, “time; place”).

Adverb

geh (Arabic spelling گەھ)

1. sometimes, at times

   Synonyms: carina, gavina

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020), “geh I”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 254
• Chyet, Michael L. (2020), “geh II”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 254

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German gehen, Dutch gaan, English go.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡeː/

Verb

geh

1. to go

Conjugation

Conjugation of geh

infinitive	geh
past participle	iss gange
future tense	waerd geh
	present tense
1st person singular	geh
2nd person singular	gehscht
3rd person singular	geht
1st person  plural	gehne
2nd person plural	geht
3rd person plural	gehne
imperative	geh

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈɡe/ [ˈɡ̠ɛ]
• Rhymes: -e
• Syllabification: geh

Interjection

geh (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒ) (text messaging)

1. alternative spelling of ge