geru
See also: ġeru
English
Noun
geru (uncountable)
- An earthy red color, used in India to paint flowerpots and tree bases.
Adjective
geru (comparative more geru, superlative most geru)
- Of an earthy red color.
Anagrams
- Guer., Ruge, grue, regu, urge
Westrobothnian
Etymology
Derived from the same root as gjer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [jèːɾʉ] (example of pronunciation)
- Rhymes: -èːɾʉ
Adjective
geru
- stingy, greedy
- diligent in work, early and late in work and activity
Alternative forms
- geri
- djöro
Derived terms
- brukningsgeru
- ginnäsgeru
- kóstgeru
- mykkelsgeru
- sytningsgeru
- sytäsgeru
- säsgeru
- sómmänsgeru
- tórkningsgeri
- vaitgeru
- vöttugeru
Related terms
- gernom
References
- Rietz, Johan Ernst, “Geru”, in Svenskt dialektlexikon: ordbok öfver svenska allmogespråket [Swedish dialectal lexicon: a dictionary for the Swedish lects] (in Swedish), 1962 edition, Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups Förlag, published 1862–1867, page 193