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)

  1. gore (wedge-shaped piece)
  2. 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

Old Norse

Noun

geiri

  1. indefinite dative singular of geirr
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