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gêne

gêne

See also: gene, Gene, gène, gêné, ĝene, and -gène

French

Noun

gêne f ‎(plural gênes)

  1. embarrassment
  2. discomfort, inconvenience

Derived terms

Verb

gêne

  1. first-person singular present indicative of gêner
  2. third-person singular present indicative of gêner
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of gêner
  4. third-person singular present subjunctive of gêner
  5. second-person singular imperative of gêner

Etymology

From Middle French gehenne, from Old French gehine ‎(“punishment resulting from admission of guilt”), from gehir ‎(“to admit, confess, acknowledge”), from Frankish *jehhjan ‎(“to say, confess”), from Proto-Germanic *jehaną ‎(“to affirm, say”), from Proto-Indo-European *yek- ‎(“to speak”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒɛn/

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