geiri

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See also: Geiri and geirí

Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse geiri, from Proto-Germanic *gaizô. Cognate with English gore.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈceiːrɪ/
Rhymes: -eiːrɪ

Noun[edit]

geiri m (genitive singular geira, nominative plural geirar)

gore (wedge-shaped piece)
sector, segment, section

Declension[edit]

declension of geiri

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
m-w1	singular		plural
nominative	geiri	geirinn	geirar	geirarnir
accusative	geira	geirann	geira	geirana
dative	geira	geiranum	geirum	geirunum
genitive	geira	geirans	geira	geiranna

Derived terms[edit]

hvítlauksgeiri (“clove of garlic”)

Old Norse[edit]

Noun[edit]

geiri

indefinite dative singular of geirr

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