gers

See also: Gers

English

Noun

gers

1. plural of ger

Dutch

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣɛrs/

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• Hyphenation: gers
• Rhymes: -ɛrs

Adjective

gers (comparative gerser, superlative meest gers or gerst)

1. (Rotterdam) cool, nice

Icelandic

Noun

gers

1. indefinite genitive singular of ger

Lithuanian

Verb

gers

1. third-person singular future of gerti
2. third-person plural future of gerti

Middle Dutch

Noun

gers n

1. Alternative form of gras

Middle English

Noun

gers

1. Alternative form of gras

Old Frisian

Alternative forms

• gres

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *grasą.

Noun

gers n

1. grass

Inflection

Declension of gers (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	gers	gerse, gersu
genitive	gerses	gersa
dative	gerse	gersum, gersem
accusative	gers	gerse, gersu

Descendants

• North Frisian:

  Föhr-Amrum: gäärs

  Sylt: Gērs

• Saterland Frisian: Gäärs
• West Frisian: gers, gjers (Wood), jers

Samogitian

Adjective

gers

1. good

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian gers, gres, from Proto-Germanic *grasą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreH₁- (“to grow, become green”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɛːs/

Noun

gers n (plural gerzen, diminutive gerske)

1. (Clay) grass

Alternative forms

• gjers (Wood)

Derived terms

• gersmoanne

Further reading

• “gers”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011