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== Bokar == === Noun === gegen teacher === References === 欧阳觉亚 (1985), “gegen”, in 珞巴族語言简志:崩尼-博嘎尔语 [Linguistic survey of the Lhoba people:Bokar language]‎[1], Beijing: 民族出版社, →OCLC, page 101 == German == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle High German gegen, from Old High German gagan, from Proto-West Germanic *gagin, from Proto-Germanic *gagin. Cognate with Dutch tegen, English against, Icelandic gegn. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡe.ɡən/, [ˈɡeː.ɡn̩], [ˈɡeː.ɡŋ̍] === Preposition === gegen [with accusative] against Synonym: wider toward (i.e. directed to someone/something) toward (i.e. in the direction of) approximately, around in exchange for facing compare to (medicine) for ==== Usage notes ==== Like its Middle High German predecessor, gegen was formerly also used with the dative, especially by Upper German writers. Compare entgegen, which still takes dative. ==== Inflection ==== === Further reading === “gegen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Middle High German == === Alternative forms === gagen, jegen gein, gēn (contractions) === Etymology === Inherited from Old High German gagan, gagen, gegin. === Preposition === gegen (+ dative, sometimes + accusative) against ==== Descendants ==== Alemannic German: gege Cimbrian: ghéghen German: gegen Hunsrik: geghe Yiddish: קעגן (kegn)