gir

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Translingual

Symbol

gir

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Red Gelao.

Catalan

Etymology

Deverbal from girar.

Pronunciation

Noun

gir m (plural girs)

  1. spin, rotation
  2. (economics) transfer, draft
  3. (linguistics) turn of phrase
  4. (oceanography) gyre

Further reading

Faroese

Etymology

From English gear, doublet of gervi.

Pronunciation

Noun

gir n (genitive singular girs, plural gir)

  1. gear

Declension

n3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gir girið gir girini
accusative gir girið gir girini
dative giri girinum girum girunum
genitive girs girsins gira giranna

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Derived terms

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from English gear. Compare to Standard Malay géar.

Pronunciation

Noun

gir

  1. gear (wheel with a toothed rim)
  2. gear (particular combination or choice of interlocking gears)

Synonyms

Further reading

Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Iranian *gr̥Híš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gr̥Híš, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH-. Cognate with Sanskrit गिरि (giri) and Russian гора (gora).

Noun

Central Kurdish گرد (gird)

gir m (Arabic spelling گر)

  1. hill

Etymology 2

Preposition

gir

  1. despite, notwithstanding

Etymology 3

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂-. Compare Sanskrit जरन्त (jaranta), Armenian ծեր (cer), Ancient Greek γέρων (gérōn).

Adjective

gir

  1. big, large

Etymology 4

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂-

Adjective

gir

  1. mature
  2. old person

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

From English gear.

Noun

gir n (definite singular giret, indefinite plural gir, definite plural gira or girene)

  1. gear
    i girin gear
    første gir / førstegirfirst gear
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

gir

  1. present of gi

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From English gear.

Noun

gir n (definite singular giret, indefinite plural gir, definite plural gira)

  1. gear
    i girin gear
    første girfirst gear
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

gir

  1. present of gi

References

Old High German

Etymology

From the adjective giri.

Noun

gīr m

  1. vulture

Declension

A-stem declension:

I-stem declension:

Descendants

  • Middle High German: gīr

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡir/
  • Rhymes: -ir
  • Syllabification: gir

Noun

gir f

  1. genitive plural of gira

Romansch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin dīcō, dīcere, from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (to show, point out).

Verb

gir

  1. (Sutsilvan) to say

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch gier (yaw), from gieren (to yaw), or from the Low German equivalent.

Pronunciation

Noun

gir c

  1. a swerve, a veer (quick turn to the side (to avoid a collision))
    Bilen gjorde en kraftig gir
    The car made a sharp swerve / swerved sharply
  2. a yaw (by a ship or aircraft)

Declension

See also

Further reading

Turkish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɟir/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

gir

  1. second-person singular imperative of girmek