guei

See also: güei

Ligurian

Adverb

guei

1. much, very, long (used in negative instances)

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰengʰ-der.

Proto-Germanic *ganhuzder.

Old Occitan gaibor.

Old French gaibor.

Middle English gay

English gaybor.

Portuguese guei

Borrowed from English gay.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡej/ [ˈɡeɪ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɐj/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɐj/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɡej/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɡej/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɡe/

• Rhymes: -ej, (Portugal) -ɐj
• Homophone: gay
• Hyphenation: guei

Noun

guei m or f by sense (plural gueis)

1. alternative spelling of gay

Adjective

guei m or f (plural gueis)

1. alternative spelling of gay

Further reading

• “guei”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Southwestern Dinka

Noun

guei

1. striped hyena

References

• Dinka-English Dictionary‎^[1], 2005