gæi in Icelandic

IPA: /ˈkaiːjɪ/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Rhymes: -aiːjɪ Etymology: Borrowed from English guy. Etymology templates: {{bor+|is|en|guy}} Borrowed from English guy Head templates: {{is-noun|@@}} gæi m (genitive singular gæja, nominative plural gæjar) Inflection templates: {{is-ndecl|m.j}} Forms: gæja [genitive, singular], gæjar [nominative, plural], masculine [table-tags], gæi [indefinite, nominative, singular], gæinn [definite, nominative, singular], gæjar [indefinite, nominative, plural], gæjarnir [definite, nominative, plural], gæja [accusative, indefinite, singular], gæjann [accusative, definite, singular], gæja [accusative, indefinite, plural], gæjana [accusative, definite, plural], gæja [dative, indefinite, singular], gæjanum [dative, definite, singular], gæjum [dative, indefinite, plural], gæjunum [dative, definite, plural], gæja [genitive, indefinite, singular], gæjans [definite, genitive, singular], gæja [genitive, indefinite, plural], gæjanna [definite, genitive, plural]

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          "english": "Do you have a tool to clamp this togehter?",
          "text": "Áttu svona gæja til að festa þetta sama?",
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      "ipa": "/ˈkaiːjɪ/"
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      "rhymes": "-aiːjɪ"
    },
    {
      "other": "/c/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gæi"
}

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          "text": "Áttu svona gæja til að festa þetta sama?",
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    },
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"gæi" meaning in Icelandic

Noun