geri

See also: Geri

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Common Turkic *kerü (“back”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɟeˈri]

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• Hyphenation: ge‧ri

Adverb

geri

1. back, backwards

   Synonym: dala

   Antonyms: irəli, qabağa

   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

Derived terms

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• geridəqalmış (“outdated, retrograde”)

Basque

Noun

geri

1. dative indefinite of ge

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French guérir (“cure, heal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡeɣi/

Verb

geri

1. to cure, to heal

Icelandic

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

geri

1. indefinite dative singular of ger

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

geri

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

Japanese

Romanization

geri

1. Rōmaji transcription of げり

Latin

Verb

gerī

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

Lithuanian

Verb

geri

1. second-person singular present of gerti

Middle English

Adjective

geri

1. Alternative form of gery

Old Norse

Verb

geri

1. inflection of gera:
   1. first-person singular present active indicative
   2. third-person singular/plural present active subjunctive
   3. second-person singular present active imperative

Portuguese

Verb

geri

1. inflection of gerir:
   1. first-person singular preterite indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

Somali

Noun

geri ?

1. giraffe

Sranan Tongo

Geri

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch geel.

Adjective

geri

1. yellow

Derived terms

• gerikopro (“brass”)
• gerikorsu (“yellow fever”)
• gerimarkusa (“Passiflora edulis”)
• geripesi (“yellow pea”)

 

See also

Colours in Sranan Tongo (kloru) (layout · text)
redi	geri	blaw	grun	weti
blaka	broin	alanya	lila	[Term?]

References

• Wilner, John, editor (2003-2007), “geri”, in Languages of Suriname, 5th edition, SIL International, Sranan-English Dictionary

Tabaru

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡe.ɾi]

Noun

geri

1. brother-in-law

References

• Edward A. Kotynski (1988) “Tabaru phonology and morphology”, in Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session, volume 32, Summer Institute of Linguistics

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish گری (geri, “back”), from گرو (gerü, “back”), from Common Turkic *kerü (“back”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰚𐰃𐰼𐰇 (kérü, “back, west”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɟeɾi]
• 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

Venetan

Verb

geri

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

Welsh

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Noun

geri m (uncountable)

1. choler, bile
2. cholera

   Synonym: colera

Mutation

Mutated forms of geri

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
geri	eri	ngeri	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “geri”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Etymology 2

Noun

geri

1. Soft mutation of ceri.

Mutation

Mutated forms of ceri

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
ceri	geri	ngheri	cheri

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Etymology 3

Verb

geri

1. Soft mutation of ceri.

Mutation

Mutated forms of ceri

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
ceri	geri	ngheri	cheri

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.