See also: Geir and géir

Icelandic

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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geir m (genitive singular geirs, nominative plural geirar)

  1. spear

Declension

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    Declension of geir
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative geir geirinn geirar geirarnir
accusative geir geirinn geira geirana
dative geiri / geir geirnum geirum geirunum
genitive geirs geirsins geira geiranna

Irish

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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

  1. tallow, suet

Declension

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As second-declension noun:

As fifth-declension velar stem:

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

Mutation

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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

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  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

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Etymology

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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.

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Noun

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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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Male given names:

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Anagrams

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Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Verb

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geïr

  1. to admit (to concede to be true)

Conjugation

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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

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  • Middle French: gehir

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Old Norse

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Noun

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geir m

  1. accusative singular indefinite of geirr

Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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geir

  1. Soft mutation of ceir.

Verb

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geir

  1. Soft mutation of ceir.

Mutation

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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.