gers

See also: Gers

English

Noun

gers

  1. plural of ger

Dutch

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣɛrs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • 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

Inflection

Strong neuter noun
singular plural
nominative gers gers, gerse
accusative gers gers, gerse
genitive gers gerse
dative gerse gersen


Middle English

Noun

gers

  1. alternative form of gras

Old Frisian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *grasą.

Noun

gers n

  1. grass

Inflection

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

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

Derived terms

Further reading

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