geir

== Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse geirr, from Proto-Germanic *gaizaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰoysós (“throwing spear”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey- (“to drive, move, fling”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈceiːr] Rhymes: -eiːr Homophone: Geir === Noun === geir m (genitive singular geirs, nominative plural geirar) spear ==== Declension ==== == Irish == === Etymology === From Middle Irish geir, from Old Irish geir, from Proto-Celtic *gʷerets (whence Welsh gwêr), of uncertain origin; perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (“heat”) or *ǵʰwer- (“wild animal”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɟeɾʲ/ === Noun === geir f (genitive singular geire or gearach or geireadh, nominative plural geireacha) tallow, suet ==== Declension ==== As second-declension noun: As fifth-declension velar stem: As fifth-declension dental stem (the oldest form): === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === “geir”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “geir”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 359 Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “geir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Old Norse geirr, from Proto-Germanic *gaizaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰoysós (“throwing spear”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey- (“to drive, move, fling”). Cognates include Irish ga. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jɛɪːr/ === Noun === geir m (definite singular geiren, indefinite plural geirar, definite plural geirane) (archaic or historical) a spear (fishing) a leister, a kind of fishing spear Synonym: lyster (ichthyology) a small mackerel Synonym: pir ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== Male given names: Female given names: === References === “geir” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. === Anagrams === Geir, grei, regi == Old French == === Alternative forms === gehir, geihir === Etymology === Frankish *jehhjan, from Proto-Germanic *jehaną (“to say, to speak”) === Verb === geïr to admit (to concede to be true) ==== Conjugation ==== This verb conjugates as a third-group or second-group verb (ending in -ir, without or with an -iss- infix). This verb ends in a palatal stem, so there is an extra i before the e of some endings. This verb has a stressed present stem gei distinct from the unstressed stem ge. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide. ==== Derived terms ==== gehine, geïne ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: gehir === References === geir on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub == Old Irish == === Etymology === From Proto-Celtic *gʷerets. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡʲeɾʲ/ === Noun === geir f tallow, animal fat ==== Inflection ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle Irish: geir Irish: geir Manx: geirr === Mutation === === Further reading === Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 geir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language == Old Norse == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡɛir/ Rhymes: -ɛir === Noun === geir m accusative singular indefinite of geirr == Welsh == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡei̯r/ === Noun === geir soft mutation of ceir === Verb === geir soft mutation of ceir === Mutation ===