gir

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Translingual

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Symbol

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gir

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Red Gelao.

Catalan

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Etymology

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Deverbal from girar.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gir m (plural girs)

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

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From English gear, doublet of gervi.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gir n (genitive singular girs, plural gir)

  1. gear

Declension

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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

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English gear. Compare to Standard Malay géar.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gir

  1. gear (wheel with a toothed rim)
  2. gear (particular combination or choice of interlocking gears)

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Further reading

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Northern Kurdish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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Central Kurdish گرد (gird)

gir m (Arabic spelling گر)

  1. hill

Etymology 2

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Preposition

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gir

  1. despite, notwithstanding

Etymology 3

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

Adjective

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gir

  1. big, large

Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology 1

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From English gear.

Noun

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gir n (definite singular giret, indefinite plural gir, definite plural gira or girene)

  1. gear
    i girin gear
    første gir / førstegirfirst gear
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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gir

  1. present of gi

References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From English gear.

Noun

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gir n (definite singular giret, indefinite plural gir, definite plural gira)

  1. gear
    i girin gear
    første girfirst gear
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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gir

  1. present of gi

References

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Old High German

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Etymology

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From the adjective giri.

Noun

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gīr m

  1. vulture

Declension

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A-stem declension:

I-stem declension:

Descendants

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  • Middle High German: gīr

Polish

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

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gir f

  1. genitive plural of gira

Romansch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Verb

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gir

  1. (Sutsilvan) to say

Swedish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch gier (yaw), from gieren (to yaw), or from the Low German equivalent.

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Noun

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gir c

  1. a swerve, a veer (quick turn to the side (to avoid a collision))
    Bilen gjorde en kraftig gir
    The car made a sharp swerve / swerved sharply
  2. a yaw (by a ship or aircraft)

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Further reading

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Turkish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɟir/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

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gir

  1. second-person singular imperative of girmek