gjer

See also: gjër

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *geli-, *glī- 'mouse'. Compare Ancient Greek γαλέη (galéē, “weasel, marten”), Latin glīs (“dormouse”). Alternatively from Latin glīrem.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɟɛɾ]

Noun

gjer m (indefinite plural gjera, definite singular gjeri, definite plural gjerat)

  1. dormouse

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (1998), “gjer”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 132

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse gerr.

Adjective

gjer (masculine and feminine gjer, neuter gjert, definite singular and plural gjere, comparative gjerare, indefinite superlative gjerast, definite superlative gjeraste)

  1. greedy
  2. eager

Verb

gjer

  1. present tense of gjera and gjere
  2. imperative of gjera and gjere

References

Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

From Old Norse *gjarr, gjarn. Compare Norwegian gjer, Old Norse gerr.

Adjective

gjer

  1. Greedy, stingy, which takes too much (said of planer irons and similar.)

Verb

gjer

  1. present singular of gjera
  2. imperative singular of gjera
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