gingivere

Middle English

Alternative forms

• gingere, gingivre, gingyver, gynger, gyngere, gyngever, gyngiver, gyngyver, gyngyvyr

Etymology

From Middle English gingifer and Old French gingembre, from Medieval Latin gingiber, from Latin zingiberi, from Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 (siṃgivera), from Sanskrit शृङ्गवेर (śṛṅgavera).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒind͡ʒivər(ə)/, /ˈd͡ʒind͡ʒ(ə)vər(ə)/, /ˈd͡ʒind͡ʒər(ə)/

Noun

gingivere (uncountable)

1. ginger (Zingiber officinale or its root, often used as a spice)
2. A kind of sauce made with ginger.

Related terms

• gyngebred

Descendants

• English: ginger
  • → Greek: τζίντζερ (tzíntzer)
  • → Japanese: ジンジャー (jinjā)
  • → Maltese: ġinġer
  • → Manx: jinshar
  • → Welsh: sinsir
  • → Zulu: újínja
• Scots: ginger, ginge
• → Irish: sinséar
• → Scottish Gaelic: dinnsear
• → Manx: jinshar
• → Welsh: sinsir

References

• “ǧinǧivere, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-28.