ger

See also gèr

English

Mongolian yurts

Etymology 1

From Mongolian гэр.

Pronunciation

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Noun

ger (plural gers)

  1. A yurt.
    • 2007, Michael Chabon, Gentlemen of the Road, Sceptre 2008, p. 133:
      The new bek's great-grandfather had passed every night of his life under the sky, on the back of a pony or in the felt walls of a ger, and Buljan retained the ancestral contempt for cities and city dwellers.
Translations
yurt — see yurt

Etymology 2

From Hebrew גר.

Noun

ger (plural gerim)

  1. A male convert to Judaism.

Anagrams

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Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *gaura. Compare Lithuanian gauras (“hair, down, tuft of hair”), Latvian gauri (“pubic hair”) and Middle Irish gúaire (“hair”).

Noun

ger m

  1. squirrel (furry)
Related terms
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Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *gar-jo- (“word, speech”) (compare Welsh gair).

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈɡeːʁ/

Noun

ger m

  1. word

Derived terms

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Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *gar-jo- (“word, speech”) (compare Welsh gair).

Pronunciation

  • IPA: [ɡeːɹ]

Noun

ger m (plural geryow)

  1. word
  2. saying
  3. report

Derived terms

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Faroese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Verb

ger

  1. 3rd person singular present of gera
he, she, it does, makes
  1. imperative singular of gera
do! make!
Conjugation
   Conjugation of gera
gera, v-31
number singular plural
person first second third all
Indicative eg tú hann / hon
tað		 vit, tit,
teir / tær / tey
tygum
Present geri gert ger gera
Past gjørdi gjørdi gjørdi gjørdu
Imperative tú tit
Present — ger ! — gerið !
Infinitive gera
Pres. part. gerandi
Past part. a7 gjørdur
Supine gjørt

Etymology 2

From Old Norse.

Noun

ger f (genitive singular gerar, uncountable)

  1. yeast
Declension
f2s Singular
Indefinite Definite
Nominative ger gerin
Accusative ger gerina
Dative ger gerini
Genitive gerar gerarinnar
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Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Danish gær, from Old Norse gerð, from Proto-Germanic *garwidō.

Noun

ger n (genitive singular gers, uncountable)

  1. yeast
Declension
declension of ger
n-s singular
indefinite definite
nominative ger gerið
accusative ger gerið
dative geri gerinu
genitive gers gersins
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse gør, from Proto-Germanic *garwijan or *gerwan.

Noun

ger n (genitive singular gers)

  1. rotting things (as feed)
  2. flock, swarm (of carrion birds, flies, etc.)
Declension
declension of ger
n-s singular
indefinite definite
nominative ger gerið
accusative ger gerið
dative geri gerinu
genitive gers gersins

Etymology 3

From Old Norse gerr, gjǫrr, gǫrr, from Proto-Germanic *garwaz.

Adjective

ger (not comparable)

  1. ready, fully prepared
Inflection
    positive (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative ger ger gert
accusative geran gera gert
dative gerum gerri geru
genitive gers gerrar gers
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative gerir gerar ger
accusative gera gerar ger
dative gerum gerum gerum
genitive gerra gerra gerra
    positive (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative geri gera gera
accusative gera geru gera
dative gera geru gera
genitive gera geru gera
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative geru geru geru
accusative geru geru geru
dative geru geru geru
genitive geru geru geru

Etymology 4

From Old Norse gerr, cognate with Old High German ger (“greedy”).

Adjective

ger (comparative gerari, superlative gerastur)

  1. greedy, gluttonous
Inflection
    positive (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative ger ger gert
accusative geran gera gert
dative gerum gerri geru
genitive gers gerrar gers
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative gerir gerar ger
accusative gera gerar ger
dative gerum gerum gerum
genitive gerra gerra gerra
    positive (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative geri gera gera
accusative gera geru gera
dative gera geru gera
genitive gera geru gera
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative geru geru geru
accusative geru geru geru
dative geru geru geru
genitive geru geru geru
    comparative
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative gerari gerari gerara
accusative gerari gerari gerara
dative gerari gerari gerara
genitive gerari gerari gerara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative gerari gerari gerari
accusative gerari gerari gerari
dative gerari gerari gerari
genitive gerari gerari gerari
    superlative (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative gerastur gerust gerast
accusative gerastan gerasta gerast
dative gerustum gerastri gerustu
genitive gerasts gerastrar gerasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative gerastir gerastar gerust
accusative gerasta gerastar gerust
dative gerustum gerustum gerustum
genitive gerastra gerastra gerastra
    superlative (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative gerasti gerasta gerasta
accusative gerasta gerustu gerasta
dative gerasta gerustu gerasta
genitive gerasta gerustu gerasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative gerustu gerustu gerustu
accusative gerustu gerustu gerustu
dative gerustu gerustu gerustu
genitive gerustu gerustu gerustu

Etymology 5

From Old Norse gerr, gjǫrr, gørr, from Proto-Germanic *garwiz, comparative of the adverb corresponding to ger (3).

Adverb

ger (comparative form; superlative gerst)

  1. better, more thoroughly

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Lojban

Rafsi

ger

  1. rafsi of gerku.
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Old English

Etymology

Variant of ġēar.

Pronunciation

Noun

ġēr n (nominative plural ġēr)

  1. year
  2. the runic character ᛄ (/j/)

Alternative forms

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Old Saxon

Etymology

Variant of jār.

Noun

ger n

  1. year

Declension

Declension of gēr
Singular Plural
nominative gēr gēr
accusative gēr gēr
genitive gēres gērō
dative gēre gērum
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Romanian

ger

Etymology

From Latin gelū.

Noun

ger n (plural geruri)

  1. frost (cold weather that causes frost to form)
  2. frigidness, frosty weather

Derived terms

See also

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Swedish

Pronunciation

Verb

ger

  1. present tense of ge., contracted from the archaic giver
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Welsh

Preposition

ger

  1. next to.

Synonyms

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