geiri

See also: Geiri and geirí

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse geiri, from Proto-Germanic *gaizô. Cognate with English gore.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈceiːrɪ/
• Rhymes: -eiːrɪ

Noun

geiri m (genitive singular geira, nominative plural geirar)

1. gore (wedge-shaped piece)
2. sector, segment, section

Declension

declension of geiri

m-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	geiri	geirinn	geirar	geirarnir
accusative	geira	geirann	geira	geirana
dative	geira	geiranum	geirum	geirunum
genitive	geira	geirans	geira	geiranna

Derived terms

• hvítlauksgeiri (“clove of garlic”)

Old Norse

Noun

geiri

1. indefinite dative singular of geirr