jee

See also: Appendix:Variations of "jee"

Translingual

Symbol

jee

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Jerung.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Jerung terms

English

Verb

jee (third-person singular simple present jees, present participle jeeing, simple past and past participle jeed)

1. Alternative spelling of gee.

Dutch

Alternative forms

• jeetje, jees

Etymology

Contracted form of Jezus, used as a minced oath.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeː/
  • (Belgium) IPA^(key): [jeː]
  • (Netherlands) IPA^(key): [jeɪ̯]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -eː

Interjection

jee

1. an expression of surprise: gosh, golly, gee

   Synonyms: jeetjemina, jeetjemineetje, jemig, gossie, goh

Derived terms

• jeetjemina

Related terms

• jemig

Finnish

Etymology

From English yea, yeah, yay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjeː/, [ˈje̞ː]
• Rhymes: -eː
• Syllabification^(key): jee
• Hyphenation^(key): jee

Interjection

jee (colloquial)

1. yeah!, yay! (expressing joy)

Further reading

• “jee”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German io, eo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeː/
  • Rhymes: -eː

Adverb

jee

1. ever

Synonyms

• jeemools

Manx

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʒiː/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish día.

Noun

jee m (genitive singular jee, plural jeeaghyn or jeeghyn)

1. god, deity, godhead

   Hug ad ooashley da ymmodee jeeghyn.

   They worshipped many gods.

Derived terms

• ben jee (“goddess”)

See also

• Jee

Etymology 2

From Old Irish di.

Pronoun

jee

1. third-person singular feminine of da

Etymology 3

Pronoun

jee

1. alternative form of j'ee

Mutation

Mutation of jee

radical	lenition	eclipsis
jee	yee	n'yee

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Nǀuu

Adverb

jee

1. alternative form of dyee (“how”)

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian jē, from Proto-West Germanic *jā. Cognates include West Frisian ja and German ja. Doublet of jä and je.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeː/
• Hyphenation: jee
• Rhymes: -eː

Particle

jee

1. yes

Antonyms

• noa

References

• Marron C. Fort (2015), “jee”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN