"ga-" meaning in Proto-West Germanic

See ga- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *ga-. Etymology templates: {{inh|gmw-pro|gem-pro|*ga-}} Proto-Germanic *ga- Head templates: {{head|gmw-pro|prefix}} *ga-
  1. used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating completeness or perfectivity Tags: morpheme, reconstruction
    Sense id: en-ga--gmw-pro-prefix-gmw_pro:intensifier
  2. forms nouns or adjectives of association or similarity; co- Tags: morpheme, reconstruction
    Sense id: en-ga--gmw-pro-prefix-gmw_pro:co
  3. forms nouns and verbs with the sense of "result" or "process" Tags: morpheme, reconstruction
    Sense id: en-ga--gmw-pro-prefix-gmw_pro:result
  4. forms past participles or participle adjectives from verbs Tags: morpheme, reconstruction
    Sense id: en-ga--gmw-pro-prefix-gmw_pro:participle Categories (other): Proto-West Germanic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Proto-West Germanic entries with incorrect language header: 22 10 6 62

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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ang",
            "2": "ġe-"
          },
          "expansion": "Old English: ġe-, gæ-; gi-; i-; ie-\nMiddle English: ȝe-, i-, y-\nEnglish: a-, y-, i- (obsolete)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old English: ġe-, gæ-; gi-; i-; ie-\nMiddle English: ȝe-, i-, y-\nEnglish: a-, y-, i- (obsolete)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ofs",
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            "3": "gi-",
            "4": "je-",
            "5": "ie-",
            "6": "e-",
            "7": "i-",
            "8": "a-"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Frisian: ge-, gi-, je-, ie-, e-, i-, a-",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Frisian: ge-, gi-, je-, ie-, e-, i-, a-"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "stq",
            "2": "ge-"
          },
          "expansion": "Saterland Frisian: ge-",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Saterland Frisian: ge-"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fy",
            "2": "ge-"
          },
          "expansion": "West Frisian: ge-",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "West Frisian: ge-"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "osx",
            "2": "gi-"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Saxon: gi-, i-, ge-, ga-\nMiddle Low German: ge-\nLow German: ge-, e-, je-",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Saxon: gi-, i-, ge-, ga-\nMiddle Low German: ge-\nLow German: ge-, e-, je-"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "odt",
            "2": "gi-"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Dutch: gi-, ge-\nMiddle Dutch: ghe-, ge-, (West-Flanders) i-, y-\nDutch: ge-\nAfrikaans: ge-\nWest Flemish: ge-, e-",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Dutch: gi-, ge-\nMiddle Dutch: ghe-, ge-, (West-Flanders) i-, y-\nDutch: ge-\nAfrikaans: ge-\nWest Flemish: ge-, e-"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "goh",
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          },
          "expansion": "Old High German: gi-, ga-, ki-, ka-\nMiddle High German: ge-\nAlemannic German: g- or ge- (euphonic)\nBavarian: g-\nGerman: ge-\nLuxembourgish: ge-\nVilamovian: gy-\nYiddish: גע־ (ge-)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old High German: gi-, ga-, ki-, ka-\nMiddle High German: ge-\nAlemannic German: g- or ge- (euphonic)\nBavarian: g-\nGerman: ge-\nLuxembourgish: ge-\nVilamovian: gy-\nYiddish: גע־ (ge-)"
    }
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *ga-",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *ga-.",
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      "args": {
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        "2": "prefix"
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  "lang": "Proto-West Germanic",
  "lang_code": "gmw-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ga-",
  "pos": "prefix",
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      "glosses": [
        "used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating completeness or perfectivity"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "intensifier",
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        ]
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      ],
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        "morpheme",
        "reconstruction"
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      "glosses": [
        "forms nouns or adjectives of association or similarity; co-"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "association#English"
        ],
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          "similarity#English"
        ],
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          "co-"
        ]
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        "morpheme",
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        "gmw-pro:result"
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        "reconstruction"
      ]
    },
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        {
          "_dis": "22 10 6 62",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Proto-West Germanic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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        "forms past participles or participle adjectives from verbs"
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        "reconstruction"
      ]
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  ],
  "word": "ga-"
}
{
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    "Proto-West Germanic lemmas",
    "Proto-West Germanic prefixes",
    "Proto-West Germanic terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Proto-West Germanic terms inherited from Proto-Germanic"
  ],
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          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old English: ġe-, gæ-; gi-; i-; ie-\nMiddle English: ȝe-, i-, y-\nEnglish: a-, y-, i- (obsolete)"
    },
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            "8": "a-"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
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          },
          "expansion": "Saterland Frisian: ge-",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "Saterland Frisian: ge-"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
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          "args": {
            "1": "fy",
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "West Frisian: ge-"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
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          },
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          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Saxon: gi-, i-, ge-, ga-\nMiddle Low German: ge-\nLow German: ge-, e-, je-"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "odt",
            "2": "gi-"
          },
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          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Dutch: gi-, ge-\nMiddle Dutch: ghe-, ge-, (West-Flanders) i-, y-\nDutch: ge-\nAfrikaans: ge-\nWest Flemish: ge-, e-"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "gi-"
          },
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          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old High German: gi-, ga-, ki-, ka-\nMiddle High German: ge-\nAlemannic German: g- or ge- (euphonic)\nBavarian: g-\nGerman: ge-\nLuxembourgish: ge-\nVilamovian: gy-\nYiddish: גע־ (ge-)"
    }
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "gmw-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ga-",
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      "glosses": [
        "used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating completeness or perfectivity"
      ],
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}

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