"geir" meaning in Icelandic

See geir in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /keiːr/
Rhymes: -eiːr Etymology: From Old Norse geirr, from Proto-Germanic *gaizaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰoysós (“throwing spear”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey- (“to drive, move, fling”). Etymology templates: {{root|is|ine-pro|*ǵʰey-|id=drive}}, {{inh|is|non|geirr}} Old Norse geirr, {{der|is|gem-pro|*gaizaz}} Proto-Germanic *gaizaz, {{inh|is|ine-pro|*ǵʰoysós||throwing spear}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰoysós (“throwing spear”), {{der|is|ine-pro|*ǵʰey-||to drive, move, fling|id=drive}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey- (“to drive, move, fling”) Head templates: {{is-noun|@@}} geir m (genitive singular geirs, nominative plural geirar) Inflection templates: {{is-ndecl|m.dat-:i/-}} Forms: geirs [genitive, singular], geirar [nominative, plural], masculine [table-tags], geir [indefinite, nominative, singular], geirinn [definite, nominative, singular], geirar [indefinite, nominative, plural], geirarnir [definite, nominative, plural], geir [accusative, indefinite, singular], geirinn [accusative, definite, singular], geira [accusative, indefinite, plural], geirana [accusative, definite, plural], geir [dative, indefinite, singular], geiri [dative, indefinite, singular], geirnum [dative, definite, singular], geirum [dative, indefinite, plural], geirunum [dative, definite, plural], geirs [genitive, indefinite, singular], geirsins [definite, genitive, singular], geira [genitive, indefinite, plural], geiranna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. spear Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-geir-is-noun-jyzJNrGW Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 22 19 0 3 5 15 13 11 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 16 0 4 7 13 11 15 15
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        "singular"
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    },
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "form": "geir",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "geir",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "geira",
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    },
    {
      "form": "geir",
      "source": "declension",
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    },
    {
      "form": "geiri",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "geirnum",
      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "geirum",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "geirunum",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "geirs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "geirsins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "geira",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "geiranna",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "name": "Icelandic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "spear",
          "spear"
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      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/keiːr/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eiːr"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Geir"
    }
  ],
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}
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      "form": "geirs",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "geirar",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "geir",
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      "form": "geirinn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "geirar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "geirarnir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "geir",
      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "geirinn",
      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "geirana",
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      "form": "geir",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "geiri",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "geirnum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "geirum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "geirunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "geirs",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "geirsins",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "geira",
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        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "geiranna",
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        "plural"
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  "lang": "Icelandic",
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        "Icelandic nouns",
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        "Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Icelandic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵʰey- (drive)",
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    {
      "ipa": "/keiːr/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eiːr"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Geir"
    }
  ],
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}

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