"gay" meaning in German

See gay in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [ɡɛɪ̯] Audio: De-gay.ogg Forms: gayer [masculine, nominative, singular, strong]
Etymology: Borrowed from English gay. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|de|en|gay|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} English gay, {{bor+|de|en|gay}} Borrowed from English gay Head templates: {{de-adj}} gay (strong nominative masculine singular gayer, not comparable)
  1. gay Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: schwul
    Sense id: en-gay-de-adj-WGrLPGus Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for gay meaning in German (1.3kB)

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