gjer

See also: gjër

Albanian

Alternative forms

• ger

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *geli-, *glī- (“mous”). Compare Ancient Greek γαλέη (galéē, “weasel, marten”), Latin glīs (“dormouse”). Alternatively from Latin glīrem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɟɛɾ]

Noun

gjer m (plural gjera, definite gjeri, definite plural gjerat)

1. dormouse

Declension

Declension of gjer

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gjer	gjeri	gjera	gjerat
accusative		gjerin
dative	gjeri	gjerit	gjerave	gjerave
ablative			gjerash

Jamtish

Verb

gjer

1. inflection of gjara:
   1. present indicative
   2. imperative second-person singular

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse gerr.

Adjective

gjer (neuter gjert, definite singular and plural gjere, comparative gjerare, indefinite superlative gjerast, definite superlative gjeraste)

1. greedy
2. eager

Etymology 2

Verb

gjer

1. inflection of gjera:
   1. present
   2. imperative

References

• “gjer” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.