geru

See also: ġeru

English

Noun

geru (uncountable)

  1. An earthy red color, used in India to paint flowerpots and tree bases.

Adjective

geru (comparative more geru, superlative most geru)

  1. Of an earthy red color.

Anagrams

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Derived from the same root as gjer.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [jèːɾʉ] (example of pronunciation)
    Rhymes: -èːɾʉ

Adjective

geru

  1. stingy, greedy
  2. diligent in work, early and late in work and activity

Alternative forms

Derived terms
  • brukningsgeru
  • ginnäsgeru
  • kóstgeru
  • mykkelsgeru
  • sytningsgeru
  • sytäsgeru
  • säsgeru
  • sómmänsgeru
  • tórkningsgeri
  • vaitgeru
  • vöttugeru
  • gernom

References
  • Rietz, Johan Ernst, “Geru”, in Svenskt dialektlexikon: ordbok öfver svenska allmogespråket [Swedish dialectal lexicon: a dictionary for the Swedish lects] (in Swedish), 1962 edition, Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups Förlag, published 1862–1867, page 193
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