"ge-" meaning in Dutch

See ge- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /ɣə/, [χə] [Netherlands], [xə] [Netherlands], [ɣə] [Netherlands], [ʝə] [Belgium], [xə] [Belgium]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle Dutch ge-, ghe-, from Old Dutch gi-, ge-, from Proto-West Germanic *ga-, from Proto-Germanic *ga-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm. Cognate with German Low German ge-, Dutch Low Saxon ge-, German ge-, Old English ġe- (obsolete English y-, i-, a-), Gothic 𐌲𐌰- (ga-). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|nl|dum|ge-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle Dutch ge-, {{inh+|nl|dum|ge-}} Inherited from Middle Dutch ge-, {{inh|nl|odt|gi-}} Old Dutch gi-, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*ga-}} Proto-West Germanic *ga-, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*ga-}} Proto-Germanic *ga-, {{der|nl|ine-pro|*ḱóm}} Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm, {{cog|nds-de|ge-}} German Low German ge-, {{cog|nds-nl|ge-}} Dutch Low Saxon ge-, {{cog|de|ge-}} German ge-, {{cog|ang|ġe-}} Old English ġe-, {{cog|en|y-}} English y-, {{cog|got|𐌲𐌰-}} Gothic 𐌲𐌰- (ga-) Head templates: {{head|nl|prefix}} ge-
  1. Used for forming the past participle. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ge--nl-prefix-TMDYyRTt
  2. (obsolete, no longer productive) Forms perfective verbs from other verbs with a sense of completeness, or simply as an intensifier. Tags: idiomatic, morpheme, obsolete
    Sense id: en-ge--nl-prefix-nl:perfective Categories (other): Entries with collapsible category trees for nonexistent categories Disambiguation of Entries with collapsible category trees for nonexistent categories: 44 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Prefix

IPA: /ɣə/, [χə] [Netherlands], [xə] [Netherlands], [ɣə] [Netherlands], [ʝə] [Belgium], [xə] [Belgium]
Etymology: From the prefix above with an 'empty' suffix originating from Old Dutch *-i, from Proto-Germanic *-ją. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|odt|*-i}} Old Dutch *-i, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*-ją}} Proto-Germanic *-ją Head templates: {{head|nl|prefix}} ge-
  1. Used with a verb stem to create a neuter uncountable noun referring to an action or its result, seen as a single collective whole. Comparable to English -ing (although that forms countable nouns, as it does in Dutch). Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ge--nl-prefix-nl:action_noun Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 4 7 88 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Prefix

IPA: /ɣə/, [χə] [Netherlands], [xə] [Netherlands], [ɣə] [Netherlands], [ʝə] [Belgium], [xə] [Belgium]
Head templates: {{head|nl|prefix}} ge-
  1. See ge- -te. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ge--nl-prefix-adW3lofB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3
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