geai

French

Etymology

From Old Northern French gai, from Old French jai (“jaybird, magpie”), from Late Latin gaius (“jaybird”), most likely imitative, supposedly influenced by the Roman gens Gaius.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʒɛ/

Noun

geai m (plural geais)

jay (bird)

Further reading

“geai” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

agie
gaie

Norman

Alternative forms

gùai (continental Normandy)

Etymology

From Old French jai (“jaybird, magpie”), from Late Latin gaius (“jaybird”).

Noun

geai m (plural geais)

(Jersey, Guernsey) jay

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