ge
part of speech
fragment; abbreviation (GE)
meaning for a pupil
1) «Ge» is not an English word on its own. It is a piece of a longer word, for example «age», «gem» or «get». tree →
2) Ge is the chemistry symbol for germanium, a grey element used in electronics. tree →
3) GE can stand for General Electric, an American company, or for «general election» in news talk. tree →
4) In Greek myths, Ge (also Gaia) is the goddess of the Earth (a name). tree →
sense in the lessons
In phonics, «ge» at the end of a word often sounds like /j/: page, huge, cage. «g» before «e» is often soft (gem, gentle), though not always (get, give).
examples
- In «page», the letters «ge» make a /j/ sound. tree →
- Ge is the symbol for germanium on the periodic table. tree →
- Words like «huge» and «cage» end in «ge». tree →
- The Greeks called the Earth goddess Ge or Gaia. tree →
- Our fridge was made by GE. tree →
- «Ge» at the start of «gentle» sounds soft. tree →
- Thus came into being the two first great primeval deities of the Greeks, Uranus and Ge or Gaea. tree →
note
A fragment or symbol, not a word. Spelling tip: «-ge» gives a soft g; «-gue» or «-g» keeps it hard (league, bag).
In the corpora
- Lod, and Ono, Ge-harashim.
- And Meonothai begot Ophrah; and Seraiah begot Joab the father of Ge-harashim; for they were craftsmen.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «ge» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.