"gai" meaning in Catalan

See gai in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [ˈɡaj] [Balearic, Central, Valencian] Forms: gaia [feminine], gais [masculine, plural], gaies [feminine, plural]
Etymology: From Old Occitan gai. Compare Sicilian javiu. Etymology templates: {{der|ca|pro|gai}} Old Occitan gai, {{cog|scn|javiu}} Sicilian javiu Head templates: {{ca-adj}} gai (feminine gaia, masculine plural gais, feminine plural gaies)
  1. gay, merry Categories (topical): People Synonyms: alegre, festiu Derived forms: gaiament, gaia ciència, gai saber
    Sense id: en-gai-ca-adj-cvhHoebz Disambiguation of People: 100 0 0 Categories (other): Catalan entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Catalan entries with incorrect language header: 64 16 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

IPA: [ˈɡaj] [Balearic, Central, Valencian] Forms: gais [feminine, masculine, plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English gay. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|ca|en|gay|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} English gay, {{bor+|ca|en|gay}} Borrowed from English gay Head templates: {{ca-adj|mf}} gai m or f (masculine and feminine plural gais)
  1. gay, homosexual Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-gai-ca-adj-UFux~4wQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: [ˈɡaj] [Balearic, Central, Valencian] Forms: gais [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English gay. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|ca|en|gay|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} English gay, {{bor+|ca|en|gay}} Borrowed from English gay Head templates: {{ca-noun|m}} gai m (plural gais)
  1. gay man Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-gai-ca-noun-9ZBAnlja
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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