gerd

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gerd"

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [ˈʒe̞rt]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central, Northwestern) [ˈʒɛrt]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈd͡ʒɛɾt]

• Audio (Catalonia):

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Etymology 1

Uncertain. Per GDLC, possibly from Proto-Basque *gĭrd-. First attested in 1803 (compare Basque mugurdi).

Noun

gerd m (plural gerds)

1. raspberry

   Synonym: gerdó

Derived terms

• gerdera

Etymology 2

Unknown, but possibly different in origin from Etymology 1.

Adjective

gerd (feminine gerda, masculine plural gerds, feminine plural gerdes)

1. (of plants) tender and fresh

Further reading

• “gerd”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “gerd”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “gerd” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “gerd”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jerd/, [jerˠd]

Noun

ġerd f

1. alternative form of ġierd