gêne

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French gêne.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʒɛː.nə/
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Noun

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gêne f (uncountable)

  1. embarrassment
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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French gehenne (spelling influenced by géhenne), from Old French gehine (punishment resulting from admission of guilt), from gehir, geïr (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

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Noun

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gêne f (plural gênes)

  1. embarrassment
  2. discomfort, inconvenience

Derived terms

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Verb

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gêne

  1. inflection of gêner:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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