gean vs mazzard what difference
what is difference between gean and mazzard
English
Etymology
From Middle French guine (modern French guigne).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɡiːn/
Noun
gean (plural geans)
- (now dialectal) A wild cherry tree, Prunus avium, native to Europe and western Asia or its small, dark fruit.
- 1955, Robin Jenkins, The Cone-Gatherers, Canongate 2012, p. 45:
- ‘Given the circumstances, Effie,’ he whispered, ‘I could blossom again like a gean-tree.’
- 1955, Robin Jenkins, The Cone-Gatherers, Canongate 2012, p. 45:
Translations
Further reading
- Prunus avium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “gean”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
- “gean”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.
Anagrams
- Agne, Ange, Egan, Gena, agen, gena, nega-
Aromanian
Alternative forms
- geanu
Noun
gean n
- soul, spirit
- Synonyms: suflit, duh, stuhico
Derived terms
- geanãm
Basque
Noun
gean
- inessive singular of ge
Esperanto
Adjective
gean
- accusative singular of gea
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish gen (“favour, fondness, liking”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɟanˠ/
Noun
gean m (genitive singular geana)
- love, affection
Declension
Mutation
Further reading
- “gean” in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 gen”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “gean” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “gean” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Northern Sami
Pronoun
gean
- accusative/genitive singular of gii
Old English
Etymology
A variant of ġeġn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jæ͜ɑːn/
Adverb
ġēan
- again
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish gen.
Noun
gean m
- cheerfulness, good humour
Derived terms
- mì-ghean
Mutation
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian gān, from Proto-West Germanic *gān.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɪə̯n/
Verb
gean
- to go
Usage notes
- Gean is often omitted in colloquial speech. It is considered a default verb, so if a sentence has no verb, gean could most probably be inserted for purposes of English translation. It should be noted also that in earlier English, this could also be done; i.e. “We must away” for “We must go away” or “We must leave”
Inflection
- (variant past tenses of gean):
- 1st and 3rd person singular: gong, gyng
- 2nd person singular: gongst, gyngst
- plural: gongen, gyngen
- past participle: gongen.
Further reading
- “gean”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
English
Alternative forms
- massard
Etymology
Probably a variant of mazard.
Noun
mazzard (plural mazzards)
- A sweet cherry, Prunus avium, especially when used as rootstock.
- Coordinate terms: mahaleb cherry, morello
Synonyms
- sweet cherry
- wild cherry
Further reading
- “mazzard”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
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