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gir

gir

See also: gír, gîr, gĩr, ɣir, and gi'r

Catalan

Noun

gir f (plural girs)

  1. spin
  2. (economics) transfer

Related terms


Faroese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kiːɹ/
  • Rhymes: -iːɹ

Etymology

From English gear.

Noun

gir n (genitive singular girs, plural gir)

  1. gear

Declension

n3 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative gir girið gir girini
Accusative gir girið gir girini
Dative giri girinum girum girunum
Genitive girs girsins gira giranna

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • girkassi

Lojban

Rafsi

gir

  1. rafsi of girzu.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From English gear

Noun

gir n (definite singular giret, indefinite plural gir, definite plural gira or girene)

  1. gear
    i gir ― in gear
    første gir / førstegir ― first gear
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Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

gir

  1. present tense of gi

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From English gear

Noun

gir n (definite singular giret, indefinite plural gir, definite plural gira)

  1. gear
    i gir ― in gear
    første gir ― first gear
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Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

gir

  1. present tense of gi

References


Old High German

Etymology

From the adjective giri.

Noun

gīr m

  1. vulture

Descendants


Romansch

Alternative forms

  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader) dir
  • (Surmiran) deir

Etymology

From Latin dīcō, dīcere, from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (to show, point out).

Verb

gir

  1. (Sutsilvan) to say

Turkish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ir/

Verb

gir

  1. imperative of girmek