gersi

Lithuanian

Verb

gersi

  1. second-person singular future of gerti

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

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Verb

gersi

  1. (stative) to resemble
  2. to seem, to appear
  3. to fantasize

Noun

gersi

  1. image, likeness
    • c. 1957, Trefossa, gronmama [Earth mother]‎[1], quoted in Ala poewema foe Trefossa [All poems by Trefossa], Paramaribo: Bureau Volkslectuur, published 1977, page 50:
      mi a no mi / solanga m' no krari / foe kibri, foe tjari / joe gersi na ini mi djodjo.
      [Mi a no mi / solangi mi no krari / fu kibri, fu tyari / yu gersi na ini mi dyodyo]
      I am not me / as long as I'm not ready / to keep, to carry / your likeness in my soul.
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