ger
EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Borrowing from Mongolian гэр (ger).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
ger (plural gers)
- 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.
- 2007, Michael Chabon, Gentlemen of the Road, Sceptre 2008, p. 133:
TranslationsEdit
yurt — see yurt
Etymology 2Edit
Borrowing from Hebrew גֵּר (ger).
NounEdit
ger (plural gerim)
- A male convert to Judaism.
AnagramsEdit
AlbanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Albanian *gaura. Compare Lithuanian gauras (“hair, down, tuft of hair”), Latvian gauri (“pubic hair”) and Middle Irish gúaire (“hair”).
NounEdit
ger m
- squirrel (furry)
Related termsEdit
BretonEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Brythonic *gėr, from Proto-Celtic *garyo- (“word, speech”) (compare Cornish ger and Welsh gair), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵh₂r-, zero grade of *ǵeh₂r-. Cognate with Ancient Greek γῆρυς (gêrus, “voice, speech”), Khotanese [script needed] (ysār-, “to sing”), Latin garriō (“chatter”), Old English ċearu (“sorrow”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
ger m
- word
- 1990, Thomas Arwyn Watkins, Martin John Ball, Celtic Linguistics / Ieithyddiaeth Geltaidd: Readings in the Brythonic Languages. p. 202.
- Skrijal a rae Loeiz o tistagan ar ger [...] 'Louis screamed in pronouncing the word'.
- 1990, Thomas Arwyn Watkins, Martin John Ball, Celtic Linguistics / Ieithyddiaeth Geltaidd: Readings in the Brythonic Languages. p. 202.
Derived termsEdit
- geriadur ("dictionary")
CornishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Brythonic *gėr, from Proto-Celtic *garyo- (“word, speech”) (compare Breton ger and Welsh gair), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵh₂r-, zero grade of *ǵeh₂r-. Cognate with Ancient Greek γῆρυς (gêrus, “voice, speech”), Khotanese [script needed] (ysār-, “to sing”), Latin garriō (“chatter”), Old English ċearu (“sorrow”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
ger m (plural geryow)
Derived termsEdit
MutationEdit
Mutation of ger
FaroeseEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
VerbEdit
ger
- 3rd person singular present of gera
- imperative singular of gera
ConjugationEdit
Conjugation of gera
| v-31 | ||||
| infinitive | gera | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | gerandi | |||
| past participle a7 | gjørdur | |||
| supine | gjørt | |||
| 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! |
Etymology 2Edit
From Old Norse [Term?].
NounEdit
ger f (genitive singular gerar, uncountable)
DeclensionEdit
| Declension of ger (singular only) | ||
|---|---|---|
| f2s | singular | |
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | ger | gerin |
| accusative | ger | gerina |
| dative | ger | gerini |
| genitive | gerar | gerarinnar |
IcelandicEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Borrowing from Danish gær, from Old Norse gerð, from Proto-Germanic *garwidō.
NounEdit
ger n (genitive singular gers, no plural)
DeclensionEdit
declension of ger
SynonymsEdit
- (yeast): jöstur
Etymology 2Edit
From Old Norse gør, from Proto-Germanic *garwiją or *gerwą.
NounEdit
ger n (genitive singular gers, no plural)
DeclensionEdit
declension of ger
Etymology 3Edit
From Old Norse gerr, gjǫrr, gǫrr, from Proto-Germanic *garwaz.
AdjectiveEdit
ger (not comparable)
- ready, fully prepared
InflectionEdit
positive (strong declension)
positive (weak declension)
Etymology 4Edit
From Old Norse gerr, cognate with Old High German ger (“greedy”).
AdjectiveEdit
ger (comparative gerari, superlative gerastur)
InflectionEdit
positive (strong declension)
positive (weak declension)
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 5Edit
From Old Norse gerr, gjǫrr, gørr, from Proto-Germanic *garwiz, comparative of the adverb corresponding to ger (3).
AdverbEdit
ger (comparative form; superlative gerst)
- better, more thoroughly
ReferencesEdit
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.
LojbanEdit
Old EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Variant of ġēar.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
ġēr n (nominative plural ġēr)
Alternative formsEdit
Old SaxonEdit
RomanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin gelū, from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“cold”).
NounEdit
ger n (plural geruri)
- frost (cold weather that causes frost to form)
- frigidness, frosty weather