"gæk" meaning in Danish

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Interjection

Etymology: Onomatopoeic Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|da}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{head|da|interjection}} gæk
  1. Used to indicate the sounds of geese; a honk. Related terms: gække
    Sense id: en-gæk-da-intj-nNOOaCN8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: [ˈɡɛɡ]
Etymology: From an old expression 'gøre gæk af' or 'gøre for gæk' (“to mock, riducule”). The word is from Middle Low German geck. Compare German Geck. Etymology templates: {{der|da|gml|geck}} Middle Low German geck, {{cog|de|Geck}} German Geck Head templates: {{head|da|noun||{{{1}}}||{{{sg-def-2}}}||||gæk||{{{pl-indef-2}}}||{{{pl-indef-3}}}||{{{com}}}|f1accel-form=def|s|f4accel-form=indef|p|g=|g2=|head=}} gæk, {{da-noun}} gæk
  1. (obsolete) a fool, an idiot Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-gæk-da-noun-TUh-Js3o
  2. (rare) snowdrop (Galanthus) Tags: rare Synonyms: vintergæk
    Sense id: en-gæk-da-noun-hdx2v12u Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header, Danish onomatopoeias, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Danish entries with incorrect language header: 36 1 63 Disambiguation of Danish onomatopoeias: 37 4 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 2 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 2 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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