geri

See also: Geri

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Common Turkic *gerü (“back”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡeˈri]
• Hyphenation: ge‧ri

Adverb

geri

1. back, backwards

   geri almaq ― to take back

   geri qalmaq ― to lag behind

   geri dönmək ― to return / turn around

   geri çəkilmək ― to retreat

   geri düşmək ― to lag behind

   geri durmaq ― to step aside / to eschew

   Synonym: dala

   Antonyms: irəli, qabağa

Derived terms

• geriyəbaxan (“retrospective”)
• geri-geri (“in a backward dicrection”)
• geriləmək (“to retreat”)
• gerilik (“backwardness”)
• geridəqalmış (“outdated, retrograde”)

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Icelandic

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

1. indefinite dative singular of ger

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

1. inflection of gera:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. third-person present subjunctive

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Japanese

Romanization

geri

1. Rōmaji transcription of げり

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) gerī

1. present passive infinitive of gerō (“to carry, bear, wear”)

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Lithuanian

Verb

geri

1. second-person singular present of gerti

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Middle English

Adjective

geri

1. Alternative form of gery

References

• “geri (adj.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 22 June 2018.

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Portuguese

Verb

geri

1. first-person singular preterite of gerir

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Somali

Noun

geri ?

1. giraffe

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Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch geel.

Adjective

geri

1. yellow

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Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish كرو (gerü, “back”), from Proto-Turkic *gerü (“back”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰚𐰃𐰼𐰇 (kérü, “back, west”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡeɾi]
• Hyphenation: ge‧ri

Adjective

geri

1. back
2. (figuratively) stupid

Antonyms

• ileri

Adverb

geri

1. back, backwards
2. again

Noun

geri (definite accusative geriyi, plural geriler)

1. rear
2. rest

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	geri
Definite accusative	geriyi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	geri	geriler
Definite accusative	geriyi	gerileri
Dative	geriye	gerilere
Locative	geride	gerilerde
Ablative	geriden	gerilerden
Genitive	gerinin	gerilerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular gerim gerilerim 2nd singular gerin gerilerin 3rd singular gerisi gerileri 1st plural gerimiz gerilerimiz 2nd plural geriniz gerileriniz 3rd plural gerileri gerileri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular gerimi gerilerimi 2nd singular gerini gerilerini 3rd singular gerisini gerilerini 1st plural gerimizi gerilerimizi 2nd plural gerinizi gerilerinizi 3rd plural gerilerini gerilerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular gerime gerilerime 2nd singular gerine gerilerine 3rd singular gerisine gerilerine 1st plural gerimize gerilerimize 2nd plural gerinize gerilerinize 3rd plural gerilerine gerilerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular gerimde gerilerimde 2nd singular gerinde gerilerinde 3rd singular gerisinde gerilerinde 1st plural gerimizde gerilerimizde 2nd plural gerinizde gerilerinizde 3rd plural gerilerinde gerilerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular gerimden gerilerimden 2nd singular gerinden gerilerinden 3rd singular gerisinden gerilerinden 1st plural gerimizden gerilerimizden 2nd plural gerinizden gerilerinizden 3rd plural gerilerinden gerilerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular gerimin gerilerimin 2nd singular gerinin gerilerinin 3rd singular gerisinin gerilerinin 1st plural gerimizin gerilerimizin 2nd plural gerinizin gerilerinizin 3rd plural gerilerinin gerilerinin

Antonyms

• ileri

Related terms

• gene geri
• gerici
• gerilik

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Venetian

Verb

geri

1. second-person singular imperfect indicative of èser
2. second-person plural imperfect indicative of èser

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Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛrɪ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈɡeːrɪ/, /ˈɡɛri/

Verb

geri

1. Soft mutation of ceri.