Gage

See also: gage and gagé

English

Etymology

An occupational surname from Middle English gage, gauge "measure" for an assayer, or gage "pledge" for a moneylender.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡeɪdʒ/
  • Homophone: gauge
  • Rhymes: -eɪdʒ

Proper noun

Gage

  1. A surname​.
  2. A male given name, modern transferred use of the surname.
  3. A female given name
  4. A ghost town in New Mexico.
  5. A town in Oklahoma.

Derived terms

German

Etymology

From French gage.

Pronunciation
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  • Rhymes: -aːʒə

Noun

Gage f (genitive Gage, plural Gagen)

  1. (of an artist) fee

Declension
Declension of Gage
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Gage die Gagen
genitive einer der Gage der Gagen
dative einer der Gage den Gagen
accusative eine die Gage die Gagen

Further reading
  • Gage in Duden online
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