ge-

Limburgish

prefixes
Definitions
  • When used in combination with the suffix m
  • When attached to verbal nouns, forms nouns denoting repetition or continuation. All of these nouns are neuter and have no plural. For example: l
  • Forms past participles of verbs: l
  • Used as an intensifier for verbs. l

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch ge- inherited from Old Dutch gi- inherited from Proto-Germanic *ga- (co-, together, with, collective and associative prefix) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (with, along, next to, at, by, beside, near).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ḱóm

Gloss

with, along, next to, at, by, beside, near

Concept
Semantic Field

Miscellaneous function words

Ontological Category

Other

Kanji

近

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