"gêne" meaning in French

See gêne in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ʒɛn/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Pamputt-gêne.wav Forms: gênes [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French gehenne (spelling influenced by géhenne), from Old French gehine (“punishment resulting from admission of guilt”), from gehir, geïr (“to admit, confess, acknowledge”), from Frankish *jehhjan (“to say, confess”), from Proto-Germanic *jehaną (“to affirm, say”), from Proto-Indo-European *yek- (“to speak”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|gehenne|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French gehenne, {{inh+|fr|frm|gehenne}} Inherited from Middle French gehenne, {{der|fr|fro|gehine||punishment resulting from admission of guilt}} Old French gehine (“punishment resulting from admission of guilt”), {{der|fr|frk|*jehhjan||to say, confess}} Frankish *jehhjan (“to say, confess”), {{der|fr|gem-pro|*jehaną||to affirm, say}} Proto-Germanic *jehaną (“to affirm, say”), {{der|fr|ine-pro|*yek-||to speak}} Proto-Indo-European *yek- (“to speak”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} gêne f (plural gênes)
  1. embarrassment Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-gêne-fr-noun-hXcDme1T
  2. discomfort, inconvenience Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-gêne-fr-noun-x0EJYx9h
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: gêner, sans gêne

Verb

IPA: /ʒɛn/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Pamputt-gêne.wav
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French gehenne (spelling influenced by géhenne), from Old French gehine (“punishment resulting from admission of guilt”), from gehir, geïr (“to admit, confess, acknowledge”), from Frankish *jehhjan (“to say, confess”), from Proto-Germanic *jehaną (“to affirm, say”), from Proto-Indo-European *yek- (“to speak”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|gehenne|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French gehenne, {{inh+|fr|frm|gehenne}} Inherited from Middle French gehenne, {{der|fr|fro|gehine||punishment resulting from admission of guilt}} Old French gehine (“punishment resulting from admission of guilt”), {{der|fr|frk|*jehhjan||to say, confess}} Frankish *jehhjan (“to say, confess”), {{der|fr|gem-pro|*jehaną||to affirm, say}} Proto-Germanic *jehaną (“to affirm, say”), {{der|fr|ine-pro|*yek-||to speak}} Proto-Indo-European *yek- (“to speak”) Head templates: {{head|fr|verb form}} gêne
  1. inflection of gêner:
    first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive     Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person Form of: gêner
    Sense id: en-gêne-fr-verb-C~VOr50R Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 4 4 63 28
  2. inflection of gêner:
    second-person singular imperative     Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: gêner
    Sense id: en-gêne-fr-verb-QRjygU9M
     
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