jäh

Senso (Inglese)

  1. abrupt, sudden
  2. steep, sheer
  3. precipitous, hasty

Frequenza

24k
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/jɛː/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

From Middle High German gǣhe, gāch, gā (“quick”), from Old High German gāhi (“sudden, quick, rash”), from Proto-Germanic *ganhuz, *ganhwuz (“sudden”). The modern onset j- is from a Central German dialect. Other dialects have brought forward forms such as gäh, gäch or gach (obsolete in standard usage), compare Bavarian gach. Cognate with Dutch gauw (“soon”). More at gay.

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