gir

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

Catalan

Etymology

Back-formation from girar.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈʒi/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒiɾ/

Noun

gir m (plural girs)

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

Related terms

• gira
• giro-

Further reading

• “gir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Faroese

Etymology

From English gear, doublet of gervi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiːɹ/
• Rhymes: -iːɹ

Noun

gir n (genitive singular girs, plural gir)

1. gear

Declension

Declension of gir
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

• gervi

Derived terms

• girkassi

Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɪɾ/

Etymology 1

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

Noun

Central Kurdish	گرد‎ (gird)

gir m (Arabic spelling گر‎)

1. hill

Etymology 2

Preposition

gir

1. despite, notwithstanding

Etymology 3

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

Adjective

gir

1. big, large

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

Derived terms

• girkasse
• girskift
• girspak
• synkrongir

Related terms

• tannhjul

Etymology 2

Verb

gir

1. present of gi

References

• “gir” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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

Derived terms

• girkasse
• girskift
• girspak
• synkrongir

Related terms

• tannhjul

Etymology 2

Verb

gir

1. present of gi

References

• “gir” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old High German

Etymology

From the adjective giri.

Noun

gīr m

1. vulture

Declension

A-stem declension:

Declension of gīr (masculine a-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	gīr	gīra
accusative	gīr	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

• Middle High German: gīr
  • Alemannic German: Giir
  • German: Geier
  • Luxembourgish: Geier

Polish

Pronunciation

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

Noun

gir f

1. genitive plural of gira

Romansch

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

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

Verb

gir

1. (Sutsilvan) to say

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jiːr/

Noun

gir c

1. yaw

Declension

Declension of gir
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	gir	giren	girar	girarna
Genitive	girs	girens	girars	girarnas

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ir/

Verb

gir

1. second-person singular imperative of girmek