Latin

Verb

gerar

1. first-person singular future passive indicative of gerō  "I shall be carried, I shall be borne; I shall be worn"
2. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of gerō  "may I be carried, may I be borne; may I be worn"

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese gẽerar, from Latin generāre, present active infinitive of generō.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɯ̽.ˈɾaɾ/
• (Paulista) IPA^(key): /ʒe.ˈɾa(ɹ)/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒe.ˈɾa(ɻ)/
• (Carioca) IPA^(key): /ʒe.ˈɾa(χ)/
• (Nordestino) IPA^(key): /ʒe.ˈɾah/
• Hyphenation: ge‧rar

Verb

gerar ‎(first-person singular present indicative gero, past participle gerado)

1. to generate

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:gerar.

Conjugation

Synonyms

• criar, fazer, produzir

Related terms

• geração, gerador, gerativo, geratriz
• genro, general

Romanian

gerar

Etymology

From ger ("cold weather") + -ar, possibly influenced by Latin iānuārius (cf. Vulgar Latin jenuārius, compare Italian gennaio). Compare also the doublet ghenar, from Greek Γενάρης ‎(Genáris).

Noun

gerar

1. (popular) January (first month of the Gregorian calendar)

Synonyms

• ianuarie (standard/most common)