different between gees vs geer

English

Noun

gees

1. plural of gee

Verb

gees

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gee

Anagrams

• EEGs

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch geest, from Middle Dutch gêest, from Old Dutch g?st, from Proto-Germanic *gaistaz, from Proto-Indo-European *??eysd-, *??isd- (“anger, agitation”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /????s/

Noun

gees (plural geeste)

1. (countable) mind, spirit
2. (uncountable) mindset
3. (countable) spirit, ghost

Luxembourgish

Verb

gees

1. second-person singular present indicative of goen

Somali

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic *?aas-

Noun

gees ?

1. horn

References

• “gees” In: Abdullah Umar Mansur (1985) Qaamuska Afsoomaliga.

English

Noun

geer (countable and uncountable, plural geers)

1. Obsolete form of gear.

Anagrams

• Eger, Gere, eger, egre, gree

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch gêer, from Old Dutch *g?r, from Proto-West Germanic *gai?, from Proto-Germanic *gaizaz.

Pronunciation

Noun

geer m (plural geren, diminutive geertje n)

1. spear
2. (heraldry) gyron

Synonyms

• (spear): speer, spies, lans

Derived terms

• aalgeer

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *g?r, from Proto-West Germanic *gai?, from Proto-Germanic *gaizaz.

Noun

gêer m

1. spear

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: geer

Further reading

• “ghere (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “geer (III)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN, page III