geiri
See also: Geiri and geirí
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse geiri, from Proto-Germanic *gaizô. Cognate with English gore.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈceiːrɪ/
- Rhymes: -eiːrɪ
Noun
geiri m (genitive singular geira, nominative plural geirar)
- gore (wedge-shaped piece)
- sector, segment, section
Declension
declension of geiri
m-w1 | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | geiri | geirinn | geirar | geirarnir |
accusative | geira | geirann | geira | geirana |
dative | geira | geiranum | geirum | geirunum |
genitive | geira | geirans | geira | geiranna |
Derived terms
- hvítlauksgeiri (“clove of garlic”)