geo

See also: Geo, GEO, géo, geó, geo-, Geo., and géo-

Translingual

Symbol

geo

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2/B language code for Georgian.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Norn [Term?], from Old Norse gjá.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɡjəʊ/
  • Rhymes: -əʊ

Noun

geo (plural geos)

  1. (Shetland, Orkney, Caithness) An inlet, gully or cleft in the face of a cliff.

See also

Anagrams

Limburgish

Etymology 1

Clipping of geodriehook.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʝeː˦joː˧]

Noun

geo m

  1. (mathematics, slang) set square
Inflection
Inflection
Root singular Root plural Diminutive singular Diminutive plural
Nominative geo geo's, geoër geëuke geëukes
Genitive geoos geo's, geoër geëukes geëukes
Locative geoës geoëser geoëske geoëskes
Dative¹²
Accusative¹²
  • Dative and accusative are nowadays obsolete, use nominative instead.
  • The dative got out of use around 1900. As this is a recent invention, there is no conjugation for it to be found.

Etymology 2

Clipping of geografie.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʝeː˦joː˨]

Noun

geo f

  1. geography
  2. (rare) geology
Inflection
Inflection
Root singular Root plural³ Diminutive singular³ Diminutive plural³
Nominative geo geo's, geoër
Genitive geo geo's, geoër
Locative geoës geoëser
Dative¹²
Accusative¹²
  • Dative and accusative are nowadays obsolete, use nominative instead.
  • The dative got out of use around 1900. As this is a recent invention, there is no conjugation for it to be found.
  • There is no diminutive.

Etymology 3

Clipping of geótj. Possibly from the verb ótte (to be squinting), but this is uncertain.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʝəʔˈo˦]

Adjective

geo (comparative geówer, superlative geóws, predicative superlative 't geóws)

  1. (obsolete) strange

Middle English

Pronoun

geo

  1. (chiefly Early Middle English) Alternative form of ye (you)

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *ju.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /juː/

Adverb

ġeō

  1. at some former time: once, before
  2. already

Derived terms

Spanish

Noun

geo m or f by sense (plural geos)

  1. a member of the Grupo Especial de Operaciones

Further reading

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