ger

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See also: Ger, GER, gér, gèr, gêr, Ger⁺⁶, and Ger.

Translingual

Symbol

ger

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2/B language code for German.

English

Mongolian yurts

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Mongolian гэр (ger)/ᠭᠡᠷ (ger).

Pronunciation

Noun

ger (plural gers)

  1. A yurt.
    • 2007, Michael Chabon, Gentlemen of the Road, Sceptre, published 2008, page 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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hebrew גֵּר (ger).

Noun

ger (plural gerim)

  1. (Judaism) A male convert to Judaism; a Jewish proselyte.
    Coordinate term: giyoret

Anagrams

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *gaura. Compare Lithuanian gauras (“hair, down, tuft of hair”), Latvian gauri (“pubic hair”) and Middle Irish gúaire (“hair”).[1]

Noun

ger m

  1. squirrel (furry)

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “ger”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 112

Breton

FWOTD – 17 October 2013

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *gėr, from Proto-Celtic *garyos (“word, speech”), 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 caru (“sorrow”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ger m (plural gerioù)

  1. word
    • 1990, Thomas Arwyn Watkins, Martin John Ball, Celtic Linguistics / Ieithyddiaeth Geltaidd: Readings in the Brythonic Languages, page 202:
      Skrijal a rae Loeiz o tistagan ar ger [...] 'Louis screamed in pronouncing the word'.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Inflection

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  Mutation of ger  
Breton consonant mutation
unmutated soft aspirate hard
singular ger c'her unchanged ker
plural gerioù c'herioù unchanged kerioù

Derived terms

Chinese

Etymology 1

Clipping of English manager.

Pronunciation

Noun

ger

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) manager
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 經理 (“manager”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 經理
Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan 經理
Cantonese Guangzhou 經理
Hong Kong 經理, 阿ger
Taishan 經理
Hakka Miaoli (N. Sixian) 經理
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 經理
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 經理
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 經理
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 經理
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 經理
Southern Min Xiamen 經理
Wu Shanghai 經理, 阿大, 阿大先生, 當手
Suzhou 經理, 大先生
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

ger

  1. (Cantonese) Alternative form of 脧 (“penis”)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Verb

ger

  1. (Cantonese) Alternative form of 啫 (“to target, to annoy someone verbally”)

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *gėr, from Proto-Celtic *garyos (“word, speech”), 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”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ger m (plural geryow)

  1. word
  2. saying
  3. report

Derived terms

Mutation

  Mutation of ger  
Cornish consonant mutation
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
ger er unchanged ker her her

Faroese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Verb

ger

  1. third-person singular present of gera
  2. imperative singular of gera
Conjugation
Conjugation of gera (group v-31)
infinitive gera
supine gjørt
participle (a7)1 gerandi gjørdur
present past
first singular geri gjørdi
second singular gert gjørdi
third singular ger gjørdi
plural gera gjørdu
imperative
singular ger!
plural gerið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse [Term?].

Noun

ger f (genitive singular gerar, uncountable)

  1. yeast
Declension
Declension of ger (singular only)
f2s singular
indefinite definite
nominative ger gerin
accusative ger gerina
dative ger gerini
genitive gerar gerarinnar

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

Noun

ger n (genitive singular gers, no plural)

  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 *garwiją or *gerwą.

Noun

ger n (genitive singular gers, no plural)

  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

References

Old English

Pronunciation

Noun

ġēr n (nominative plural ġēr)

  1. Alternative form of ġēar

Declension

Declension of ġēr (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative ġēr ġēr
accusative ġēr ġēr
genitive ġēres ġēra
dative ġēre ġērum

Old High German

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *gaiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *gaizaz (“spear”).

Noun

gēr m

  1. spear
    Synonym: azgēr
Declension
Declension of gēr (masculine a-stem)
case singular plural
nominative gēr gēra
accusative gēr gēra
genitive gēres gēro
dative gēre gērum
instrumental gēru —
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Lombardic: ger
  • Middle High German: gēr

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *ger, from Proto-Germanic *geraz.

Adjective

ger

  1. greedy
Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

Old Saxon

Etymology

Variant of jār.

Noun

ger n

  1. year

Declension

Declension of gēr (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative gēr gēr
accusative gēr gēr
genitive gēres gērō
dative gēre gērun
instrumental — —


Romanian

ger

Etymology

Inherited from Latin gelū, from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“cold”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [d͡ʒer]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

ger n (plural geruri)

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

Declension

Declension of ger
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) ger gerul (niște) geruri gerurile
genitive/dative (unui) ger gerului (unor) geruri gerurilor
vocative gerule gerurilor

Derived terms

See also

Swedish

Pronunciation

Verb

ger

  1. present indicative of ge, contracted from the archaic giver

Welsh

Etymology

Probably a mutated form of cer (“second-person singular imperative of mynd”).

Alternatively, related to er (“for, through”).

Pronunciation

Preposition

ger

  1. next to, near
    Synonyms: ar bwys, gerllaw, yn ymyl
  2. beside
    Synonym: wrth

Derived terms

References

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ger”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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