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

Etymology 2

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.)

Etymology 2

Verb

gjer

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