ger

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

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English German.

Symbol

ger

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

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of German terms

English

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɛə(ɹ)/
  • Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)

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)
    Synonym: ketër

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡeːr/

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)

Derived terms

Mutation

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

Chinese

Etymology 1

Clipping of English manager.

Pronunciation


Noun

ger

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) manager
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation


Noun

ger

  1. (Cantonese) alternative form of (penis)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation


Verb

ger

  1. (Cantonese) alternative form of (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, term
  2. saying
  3. report

Derived terms

  • ger alhwedh (keyword)
  • ger da (good reputation)
  • ger kesstyr (synonym)
  • ger mell (article (grammar))
  • ger rag ger (word for word)
  • ger tremena (password)
  • gerda (fame)
  • gerdhal (dyslexic)
  • gerdhelni (dyslexia)
  • gerennek (verbose)
  • gerlyver (dictionary)
  • gerva (vocabulary)
  • gerya (to babble, verb)
  • geryel (verbal)
  • geryow (lyrics)
  • rester geryow (vocabulary)

Mutation

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

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Danish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡeˀr]

Noun

ger c (singular definite geren, plural indefinite gerer)

  1. (obsolete, rare) spear

Declension

Declension of ger
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ger geren gerer gererne
genitive gers gerens gerers gerernes

Faroese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃeːɹ]
  • Homophone: gerð

Etymology 1

From Old Norse [Term?].

Noun

ger f (genitive singular gerar, uncountable)

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ger

  1. third-person singular present of gera
  2. imperative singular of gera

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /cɛːr/
  • Rhymes: -ɛːr

Etymology 1

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

Noun

ger n (genitive singular gers, no plural)

  1. yeast
    Synonym: jöstur
Declension
Declension of ger (sg-only neuter)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative ger gerið
accusative ger gerið
dative geri gerinu
genitive gers gersins

Etymology 2

Inherited 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 (sg-only neuter)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative ger gerið
accusative ger gerið
dative geri gerinu
genitive gers gersins

Etymology 3

Inherited from Old Norse gerr, gjǫrr, gǫrr, from Proto-Germanic *garwaz.

Adjective

ger (not comparable)

  1. ready, fully prepared
Declension
Positive forms of ger
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative ger ger gert
accusative geran gera
dative gerum gerri geru
genitive gers gerrar gers
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative gerir gerar ger
accusative gera
dative gerum
genitive gerra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative geri gera gera
acc/dat/gen gera geru
plural (all-case) geru

Etymology 4

Inherited from Old Norse gerr, cognate with Old High German ger (greedy).

Adjective

ger (comparative gerari, superlative gerastur)

  1. greedy, gluttonous
Declension
Positive forms of ger
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative ger ger gert
accusative geran gera
dative gerum gerri geru
genitive gers gerrar gers
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative gerir gerar ger
accusative gera
dative gerum
genitive gerra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative geri gera gera
acc/dat/gen gera geru
plural (all-case) geru
Comparative forms of ger
weak declension
(definite)
masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) gerari gerari gerara
plural (all-case) gerari
Superlative forms of ger
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative gerastur gerust gerast
accusative gerastan gerasta
dative gerustum gerastri gerustu
genitive gerasts gerastrar gerasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative gerastir gerastar gerust
accusative gerasta
dative gerustum
genitive gerastra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative gerasti gerasta gerasta
acc/dat/gen gerasta gerustu
plural (all-case) gerustu

Etymology 5

Inherited 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

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeːr/

Noun

ġēr n (nominative plural ġēr)

  1. alternative form of ġēar

Declension

Strong a-stem:

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 gērā, gēra
accusative gēr gērā, 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

gër

  1. greedy
Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

Old Saxon

Etymology

Variant of jār.

Noun

gēr n

  1. year

Declension

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

Romanian

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 definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative ger gerul geruri gerurile
genitive-dative ger gerului geruri gerurilor
vocative gerule gerurilor

Derived terms

See also

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeːr/
  • Audio:(file)

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

  • IPA(key): /ɡɛr/

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