geri

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Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Common Turkic *kerü (“back”).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ge‧ri

Adverb

geri

  1. back, backwards
    Synonym: dala
    Antonyms: irəli, qabağa
    geri almaq ― to take back
    geri qalmaq ― to lag behind
    geri dönmək ― to return / turn around
    geri çəkilmək ― to retreat
    geri düşmək ― to lag behind
    geri durmaq ― to step aside / to eschew

Derived terms

Basque

Noun

geri

  1. dative indefinite of ge

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French guérir (“cure, heal”).

Pronunciation

Verb

geri

  1. to cure, to heal

Icelandic

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

geri

  1. indefinite dative singular of ger

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

geri

  1. inflection of gera:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. third-person present subjunctive

Japanese

Romanization

geri

  1. Rōmaji transcription of げり

Latin

Verb

gerī

  1. present passive infinitive of gerō (“to carry, bear, wear”)

Lithuanian

Verb

geri

  1. second-person singular present of gerti

Middle English

Adjective

geri

  1. Alternative form of gery

Old Norse

Verb

geri

  1. inflection of gera:
    1. first-person singular present active indicative
    2. third-person singular/plural present active subjunctive
    3. second-person singular present active imperative

Portuguese

Verb

geri

  1. inflection of gerir:
    1. first-person singular preterite indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Somali

Noun

geri ?

  1. giraffe

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch geel.

Adjective

geri

  1. yellow

Tabaru

Pronunciation

Noun

geri

  1. brother-in-law

References

  • Edward A. Kotynski (1988) “Tabaru phonology and morphology”, in Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session, volume 32, Summer Institute of Linguistics

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish گری (geri, “back”), from گرو (gerü, “back”), from Common Turkic *kerü (“back”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰚𐰃𐰼𐰇 (kérü, “back, west”).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ge‧ri

Adjective

geri

  1. back
  2. (figuratively) stupid

Antonyms

Adverb

geri

  1. back, backwards
  2. again

Noun

geri (definite accusative geriyi, plural geriler)

  1. rear
  2. rest

Declension

Inflection
Nominative geri
Definite accusative geriyi
Singular Plural
Nominative geri geriler
Definite accusative geriyi gerileri
Dative geriye gerilere
Locative geride gerilerde
Ablative geriden gerilerden
Genitive gerinin gerilerin
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular gerim gerilerim
2nd singular gerin gerilerin
3rd singular gerisi gerileri
1st plural gerimiz gerilerimiz
2nd plural geriniz gerileriniz
3rd plural gerileri gerileri
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular gerimi gerilerimi
2nd singular gerini gerilerini
3rd singular gerisini gerilerini
1st plural gerimizi gerilerimizi
2nd plural gerinizi gerilerinizi
3rd plural gerilerini gerilerini
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular gerime gerilerime
2nd singular gerine gerilerine
3rd singular gerisine gerilerine
1st plural gerimize gerilerimize
2nd plural gerinize gerilerinize
3rd plural gerilerine gerilerine
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular gerimde gerilerimde
2nd singular gerinde gerilerinde
3rd singular gerisinde gerilerinde
1st plural gerimizde gerilerimizde
2nd plural gerinizde gerilerinizde
3rd plural gerilerinde gerilerinde
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular gerimden gerilerimden
2nd singular gerinden gerilerinden
3rd singular gerisinden gerilerinden
1st plural gerimizden gerilerimizden
2nd plural gerinizden gerilerinizden
3rd plural gerilerinden gerilerinden
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular gerimin gerilerimin
2nd singular gerinin gerilerinin
3rd singular gerisinin gerilerinin
1st plural gerimizin gerilerimizin
2nd plural gerinizin gerilerinizin
3rd plural gerilerinin gerilerinin

Antonyms

Related terms

Venetian

Verb

geri

  1. second-person singular imperfect indicative of èser
  2. second-person plural imperfect indicative of èser

Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

geri m (uncountable)

  1. choler, bile
  2. cholera
    Synonym: colera

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
geri eri ngeri unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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

Etymology 2

Noun

geri

  1. Soft mutation of ceri.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
ceri geri ngheri cheri
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Etymology 3

Verb

geri

  1. Soft mutation of ceri.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
ceri geri ngheri cheri
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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