Meaning of ge- | Babel Free

Definitions

1. used with a plural (gendered) noun to indicate multiple genders together
   morpheme, plural, plural-only
2. used with a gendered noun to indicate unspecified gender
   broadly, morpheme
3. with or among mixed genders
   broadly, humorous, morpheme, often

Examples

“ge- + patro (“father”) → gepatroj (“mother(s) and father(s)”)”

“ge- + frato (“brother”) → gefratoj (“sister(s) and brother(s)”)”

“ge- + nepo (“grandson”) → genepoj (“granddaughter(s) and grandson(s)”)”

“ge- + avo (“grandfather”) → geavoj (“grandmother(s) and grandfather(s)”)”

“patro (“father”) → gepatroj (“parents”) → gepatro (“a parent”)”

“frato (“brother”) → gefratoj (“siblings”) → gefrato (“a sibling”)”

“nepo (“grandson”)→ genepoj (“grandchildren”) → genepo (“a grandchild”)”

“avo (“grandfather”) → geavoj (“grandparents”) → geavo (“a grandparent”)”

“lernejo (“school”) → gelernejo (“co-educational school”)”

“ĝui (“enjoy”) → geĝui (“to have fun (in a mixed-gender group); to have (heterosexual) sex”) (jocular)”

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