different between geri vs jerry

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Common Turkic *gerü (“back”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?e?ri]
• Hyphenation: ge?ri

Adverb

geri

1. back, backwards

   Synonym: dala

   Antonyms: ir?li, qaba?a

Derived terms

• geriy?baxan (“retrospective”)
• geri-geri (“in a backward dicrection”)
• geril?m?k (“to retreat”)
• gerilik (“backwardness”)
• gerid?qalm?? (“outdated, retrograde”)

Basque

Noun

geri

1. dative indefinite of ge

Icelandic

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

geri

1. indefinite dative singular of ger

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

geri

1. inflection of gera:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. third-person present subjunctive

Japanese

Romanization

geri

1. R?maji transcription of ??

Latin

Verb

ger?

1. present passive infinitive of ger? (“to carry, bear, wear”)

Lithuanian

Verb

geri

1. second-person singular present of gerti

Middle English

Adjective

geri

1. Alternative form of gery

Portuguese

Verb

geri

1. first-person singular preterite of gerir

Somali

Noun

geri ?

1. giraffe

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch geel.

Adjective

geri

1. yellow

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ???? (gerü, “back”), from Proto-Turkic *gerü (“back”). Cognate with Old Turkic ????????????????? (kérü, “back, west”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?e?i]
• Hyphenation: ge?ri

Adjective

geri (comparative daha geri, superlative en geri)

1. back
2. (figuratively) stupid

Antonyms

• ileri

Adverb

geri

1. back, backwards
2. again

Noun

geri (definite accusative geriyi, plural geriler)

1. rear
2. rest

Declension

Antonyms

• ileri

Related terms

• gene geri
• gerici
• gerilik

Venetian

Verb

geri

1. second-person singular imperfect indicative of èser
2. second-person plural imperfect indicative of èser

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /???r?/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /??e?r?/, /???ri/

Etymology 1

Noun

geri m (uncountable)

1. choler, bile
2. cholera

   Synonym: colera

Mutation

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present) , “geri”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Etymology 2

Noun

geri

1. Soft mutation of ceri.

Mutation

Etymology 3

Verb

geri

1. Soft mutation of ceri.

Mutation

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?d???i/

Etymology 1

Probably an abbreviation of jeroboam.

Noun

jerry (plural jerries)

1. (Britain, slang) A chamber pot.
   • 1976, Angela Carter, ‘The Mother Lode’, in Shaking a Leg, Vintage 2013, p. 3:

     We used chamber-pots a good deal – ‘jerries’ – cause of much hilarity doe to the hostilities.

Synonyms

• (chamber pot) See Thesaurus:chamber pot

Etymology 2

Short for jerry-built.

Adjective

jerry (not comparable)

1. (dated) Jerry-built.
   • 1889, Alfred Thomas Story, A book of vagrom men and vagrant thoughts, p. 57:

     If a man builds a jerry-house, he has a jerry conscience; and there are a lot of consciences of that description going about.

Etymology 3

Alternative forms.

Noun

jerry (plural jerries)

1. (ethnic slur) Alternative letter-case form of Jerry: a German.

Synonyms

• (a German) See German