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

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
genitive gerses gersa
dative gerse gersum, gersem
accusative gers gerse, gersu

Descendants
  • North Frisian:
    Föhr-Amrum: gäärs
    Sylt: Gērs
  • Saterland Frisian: Gäärs
  • West Frisian: gers, gjers, 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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