geiri

See also: Geiri and geirí

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse geiri, from Proto-Germanic *gaizô. Cognate with English gore.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈceiːrɪ/
• Rhymes: -eiːrɪ

Noun

geiri m (genitive singular geira, nominative plural geirar)

1. gore (wedge-shaped piece)
2. sector, segment, section

Declension

Declension of geiri (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	geiri	geirinn	geirar	geirarnir
accusative	geira	geirann	geira	geirana
dative	geira	geiranum	geirum	geirunum
genitive	geira	geirans	geira	geiranna

Derived terms

• hvítlauksgeiri (“clove of garlic”)

Old Norse

Noun

geiri

1. indefinite dative singular of geirr