Ger

See also: ger, GER, gér, gèr, Ger⁺⁶, and Ger.

English

Etymology

Shortened from (Ran)gers

Noun

Ger (plural Gers)

  1. (soccer) A person associated with Rangers F.C., as a player, fan, coach etc.

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From Middle High German gēr, from Old High German gēr, from Proto-West Germanic *gaiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *gaizaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰoysós.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡeːɐ̯/
  • Hyphenation: Ger
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Noun

Ger m (strong, genitive Geres or Gers, plural Gere)

  1. spear

Declension
Declension of Ger [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Ger die Gere
genitive eines des Geres, Gers der Gere
dative einem dem Ger, Gere1 den Geren
accusative einen den Ger die Gere

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading
  • “Ger” in Duden online

Latin

Alternative forms
  • Gir

Etymology

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Proper noun

Ger m (indeclinable)

  1. A river in Mauretania, mentioned by Pliny

References
  • Ger in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “Gir”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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