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Gay



Table of contents
1 Pronunciation
2 Etymology
3 Adjective
4 Noun

Pronunciation

IPA: gɛɪ

Etymology

From Latin gaudium meaning "joy" via French. (Though the homosexual sense of the term is said to have come from an Arabic word via French.)

Adjective

  1. (old-fashioned) happy, joyful and lively.
  2. (old-fashioned) bright and colorful.
  3. homosexual.
  4. used by or intended for homosexuals.
  5. typical of homosexual appearance or behavior.
  6. Slang. boring, unappealing, bad or of low quality.

Translations

  • Dutch: vrolijk (1,2), homofiel (3)
  • Finnish: iloinen (1), hilpeä (1), korea (2), homo (3), hintti (3)
  • French: gai (1, 2); gay (3, 4, 5), homo (3, 4, 5)
  • German: fröhlich (1), strahlend (2), schwul (3, 4, 5)
  • Interlingua: gaudiose (1, 2)
  • Italian: gaio (1, 2); gay (3, 4, 5)
  • Spanish: feliz (1, 2), mariquita (3)
  • Swedish: glad, lustig (1); grann (2); homosexuell, homo, gay (3, 4, 5); male: bögig (5)
  • Volapük: lefredik (1, 2), otgeniälik (3)

Noun

  1. a homosexual, most often a male homosexual but sometimes applied to female homosexuals who are also called lesbians

Translations

  • Swedish: homosexuell c; male: bög c; female: flata c

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