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gir

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Translingual

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Symbol

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gir

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Red Gelao.

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Deverbal from girar.

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Noun

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gir m (plural girs)

  1. spin, rotation
  2. (economics) transfer, draft
  3. (linguistics) turn of phrase
  4. (oceanography) gyre
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Faroese

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Etymology

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From English gear, doublet of gervi.

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Noun

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gir n (genitive singular girs, plural gir)

  1. gear

Declension

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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

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English gear. Compare to Standard Malay géar.

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Noun

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gir

  1. gear (wheel with a toothed rim)
  2. gear (particular combination or choice of interlocking gears)

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Northern Kurdish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Iranian *gr̥Híš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gr̥Híš, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH-. Cognate with Sanskrit गिरि (giri) and Russian гора (gora).

Noun

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Central Kurdish گرد (gird)

gir m (Arabic spelling گر)

  1. hill

Etymology 2

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Preposition

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gir

  1. despite, notwithstanding

Etymology 3

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From Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂-. Compare Sanskrit जरन्त (jaranta), Armenian ծեր (cer), Ancient Greek γέρων (gérōn).

Adjective

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gir

  1. big, large

Etymology 4

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From Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂-

Adjective

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gir

  1. mature
  2. old person

Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology 1

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From English gear.

Noun

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

  1. gear
    i girin gear
    første gir / førstegirfirst gear
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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gir

  1. present of gi

References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From English gear.

Noun

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

  1. gear
    i girin gear
    første girfirst gear
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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gir

  1. present of gi

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Old High German

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Etymology

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From the adjective giri.

Noun

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gīr m

  1. vulture

Declension

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A-stem declension:

Declension of gīr (masculine a-stem)
case singular plural
nominative gīr gīrā, gīra
accusative gīr gīrā, gīra
genitive gīres gīro
dative gīre gīrum
instrumental gīru

I-stem declension:

Declension of gīr (masculine i-stem)
case singular plural
nominative gīr gīri
accusative gīr gīri
genitive gīres gīro
dative gīre gīrim, gīren
instrumental gīru

Descendants

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  • Middle High German: gīr

Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡir/
  • Rhymes: -ir
  • Syllabification: gir

Noun

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gir f

  1. genitive plural of gira

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Gir, a placename in India.

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  • Hyphenation: gir

Adjective

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gir m or f (plural gires)

  1. relating to a certain zebu breed (clarification of this definition is needed)

Noun

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gir m or f by sense (plural gires)

  1. a certain zebu breed (clarification of this definition is needed)
    Hypernym: zebu

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Romansh

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Verb

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gir

  1. (Sutsilvan) to say

Swedish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch gier (yaw), from gieren (to yaw), or from the Low German equivalent.

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Noun

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gir c

  1. swerve, veer (quick turn to the side)
    Bilen gjorde en kraftig gir
    The car swerved sharply
    (literally, “The car made a sharp swerve”)
  2. yaw (by a ship or aircraft)

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See also

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Further reading

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  • gir”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Turkish

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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gir

  1. second-person singular imperative of girmek