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See also: Ger, GER, gér, gèr, 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).

Noun

ger m

  1. squirrel (furry)

Related terms

References

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

Breton

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 (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

Derived terms

Chinese

Etymology 1

Clipping of English manager.

Pronunciation


Noun

ger

  1. Lua error in Module:labels/data/lang/zh at line 1314: attempt to index global 'lavels' (a nil value) manager
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation


Noun

ger

  1. Lua error in Module:labels/data/lang/zh at line 1314: attempt to index global 'lavels' (a nil value) Alternative form of (penis)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation


Verb

ger

  1. Lua error in Module:labels/data/lang/zh at line 1314: attempt to index global 'lavels' (a nil value) 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 (ysār-, to sing), Latin garriō (chatter), Old English ċearu (sorrow).

Pronunciation

  • (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA(key):
  • (Revived Late Cornish) IPA(key):

Noun

ger m (plural geryow)

  1. word
  2. saying
  3. report

Derived terms

Mutation

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 .

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
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

Etymology 3

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

Adjective

ger (not comparable)

  1. ready, fully prepared
Inflection
Related terms

Etymology 4

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

Adjective

ger (comparative gerari, superlative gerastur)

  1. greedy, gluttonous
Inflection

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

Alternative forms

Etymology

Variant of ġēar.

Pronunciation

Noun

ġēr n (nominative plural ġēr)

  1. year
  2. the runic character (/j/)

Old High German

Etymology 1

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

Noun

gēr m

  1. spear
    Synonym: azgēr
Declension
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


Romanian

ger

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • (file)

Noun

ger n (plural geruri)

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

Declension

Derived terms

Related 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