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ger

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

Translingual

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ger

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

English

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Mongolian yurts

Etymology 1

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

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Noun

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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.
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Hebrew גֵּר (ger).

Noun

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ger (plural gerim)

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

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Albanian

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Etymology

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

Noun

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ger m

  1. squirrel (furry)
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References

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

Breton

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FWOTD – 17 October 2013

Etymology

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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”).

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Noun

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

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Chinese

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Etymology 1

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Clipping of English manager.

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Noun

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ger

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) manager
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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
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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ger

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

Etymology 3

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ger

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

Cornish

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Etymology

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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”).

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Noun

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ger m (plural geryow)

  1. word
  2. saying
  3. report

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Mutation

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

Faroese

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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ger

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

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From Old Norse [Term?].

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ger f (genitive singular gerar, uncountable)

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

Icelandic

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Etymology 1

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

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ger n (genitive singular gers, no plural)

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

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Old Norse gør, from Proto-Germanic *garwiją or *gerwą.

Noun

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ger n (genitive singular gers, no plural)

  1. rotting things (as feed)
  2. flock, swarm (of carrion birds, flies, etc.)
Declension
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Declension of ger (sg-only neuter)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative ger gerið
accusative ger gerið
dative geri gerinu
genitive gers gersins

Etymology 3

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

Adjective

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For Icelandic base lemma 'ger', found 2 Template:is-adecl's without ID's; this is not allowed; with multiple Template:is-adecl calls, all must have id= params

  1. ready, fully prepared
Declension
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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
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Etymology 4

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

Adjective

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For Icelandic base lemma 'ger', found 2 Template:is-adecl's without ID's; this is not allowed; with multiple Template:is-adecl calls, all must have id= params

  1. greedy, gluttonous
Declension
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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

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Inherited from Old Norse gerr, gjǫrr, gørr, from Proto-Germanic *garwiz, comparative of the adverb corresponding to ger (3).

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ger (comparative form; superlative gerst)

  1. better, more thoroughly

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Old English

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ġēr n (nominative plural ġēr)

  1. Alternative form of ġēar

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Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative ġēr ġēr
accusative ġēr ġēr
genitive ġēres ġēra
dative ġēre ġērum

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Etymology 1

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

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gēr m

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

Etymology 2

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

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ger

  1. greedy
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Old Saxon

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Etymology

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Variant of jār.

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ger n

  1. year

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


Romanian

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ger

Etymology

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

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  • IPA(key): [d͡ʒer]
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ger n (plural geruri)

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

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

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Swedish

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Verb

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ger

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

Welsh

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Etymology

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

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

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ger

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

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References

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  • 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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