See also: Geir and géir

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse geirr, from Proto-Germanic *gaizaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰays- (pointed stick, spear).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

geir m (genitive singular geirs, nominative plural geirar)

  1. spear

Declension edit

Irish edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Irish geir, from Proto-Celtic *gʷeress (whence Welsh gwêr), of uncertain origin; perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (heat) or *ǵʰwer- (wild animal).[1]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

geir f (genitive singular geire or gearach or geireadh, nominative plural geireacha)

  1. tallow, suet

Declension edit

As second-declension noun:

As fifth-declension velar stem:

As fifth-declension dental stem (the oldest form):

Mutation edit

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
geir gheir ngeir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References edit

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*gʷered-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 146

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse geirr, from Proto-Germanic *gaizaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰoysós (throwing spear), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey- (to drive, move, fling). Cognates include Irish ga.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

geir m (definite singular geiren, indefinite plural geirar, definite plural geirane)

  1. (archaic or historical) a spear
  2. (fishing) a leister, a kind of fishing spear
    Synonym: lyster
  3. (zoology) a small mackerel
    Synonym: pir

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Related terms edit

Male given names:

Female given names:

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Old French edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Frankish *jehhjan, from Proto-Germanic *jehaną (to say, to speak)

Verb edit

geïr

  1. to admit (to concede to be true)

Conjugation edit

This verb conjugates as a third-group or second-group verb (ending in -ir, without or with an -iss- infix). This verb ends in a palatal stem, so there is an extra i before the e of some endings. This verb has a stressed present stem gei distinct from the unstressed stem ge. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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Descendants edit

  • Middle French: gehir

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Old Norse edit

Noun edit

geir m

  1. accusative singular indefinite of geirr

Welsh edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

geir

  1. Soft mutation of ceir.

Verb edit

geir

  1. Soft mutation of ceir.

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
ceir geir ngheir cheir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.