gaia

See also: Gaia

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈɡa.jə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈɡa.ja]

Adjective

gaia

1. feminine singular of gai

Noun

gaia f (plural gaies)

1. gore (triangular piece of fabric)

Derived terms

• gaiat

Further reading

• “gaia” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Galician

Adjective

gaia

1. feminine singular of gaio

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.ja/
• Rhymes: -aja
• Hyphenation: gà‧ia

Adjective

gaia

1. feminine singular of gaio

Anagrams

• agia

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaj.ɐ/ [ˈɡaɪ̯.ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaj.ɐ/ [ˈɡaɪ̯.ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaj.a/ [ˈɡaɪ̯.a]

• Rhymes: -ajɐ
• Homophones: Gaia, (colloquial or regional) galha
• Hyphenation: gai‧a

Etymology 1

Colloquial or regional pronunciation spelling of galha. The sense of loving betrayal is possibly a assimilation of chifre or vice versa.

Noun

gaia f (plural gaias)

1. (Brazil, slang, colloquial) cheating (romantical betrayal)

   Synonym: chifre

   Levar gaia. ― to be cheated on.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

gaia

1. feminine singular of gaio

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

gaia

1. inflection of gaiar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “gaia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
• “gaia”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

-gaia (infinitive kugaia)

1. to present, give

Conjugation

Conjugation of -gaia
Positive present -nagaia Subjunctive -gaie Negative -gaii Imperative singular gaia
Infinitives
Positive kugaia Negative kutogaia
Imperatives
Singular gaia Plural gaieni
Tensed forms
Habitual hugaia Positive past positive subject concord + -ligaia Negative past negative subject concord + -kugaia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nagaia) Singular Plural 1st person ninagaia/nagaia tunagaia 2nd person unagaia mnagaia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anagaia wanagaia other classes positive subject concord + -nagaia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -gaii) Singular Plural 1st person sigaii hatugaii 2nd person hugaii hamgaii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hagaii hawagaii other classes negative subject concord + -gaii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tagaia Negative future negative subject concord + -tagaia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -gaie) Singular Plural 1st person nigaie tugaie 2nd person ugaie mgaie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) agaie wagaie other classes positive subject concord + -gaie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sigaie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngegaia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singegaia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaligaia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaligaia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -agaia) Singular Plural 1st person nagaia twagaia 2nd person wagaia mwagaia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) agaia wagaia m-mi(III/IV) wagaia yagaia ji-ma(V/VI) lagaia yagaia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chagaia vyagaia n(IX/X) yagaia zagaia u(XI) wagaia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwagaia pa(XVI) pagaia mu(XVIII) mwagaia
Perfect positive subject concord + -megaia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshagaia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jagaia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kigaia "If not" positive subject concord + -sipogaia Consecutive kagaia / positive subject concord + -kagaia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kagaie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nigaia -tugaia 2nd person -kugaia -wagaia/-kugaieni/-wagaieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mgaia -wagaia m-mi(III/IV) -ugaia -igaia ji-ma(V/VI) -ligaia -yagaia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kigaia -vigaia n(IX/X) -igaia -zigaia u(XI) -ugaia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kugaia pa(XVI) -pagaia mu(XVIII) -mugaia Reflexive -jigaia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -gaia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -gaiaye -gaiao m-mi(III/IV) -gaiao -gaiayo ji-ma(V/VI) -gaialo -gaiayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -gaiacho -gaiavyo n(IX/X) -gaiayo -gaiazo u(XI) -gaiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -gaiako pa(XVI) -gaiapo mu(XVIII) -gaiamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -gaia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yegaia -ogaia m-mi(III/IV) -ogaia -yogaia ji-ma(V/VI) -logaia -yogaia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chogaia -vyogaia n(IX/X) -yogaia -zogaia u(XI) -ogaia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kogaia pa(XVI) -pogaia mu(XVIII) -mogaia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Passive: -gaiwa