different between geru vs gerb

English

Noun

geru (uncountable)

1. An earthy red color, used in India to paint flowerpots and tree bases.

Adjective

geru (comparative more geru, superlative most geru)

1. Of an earthy red color.

Anagrams

• Guer., Ruge, grue, regu, urge

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Derived from the same root as gjer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jè???] (example of pronunciation)

  Rhymes: -è???

Adjective

geru

1. stingy, greedy
2. diligent in work, early and late in work and activity

Alternative forms

• geri
• djöro

Derived terms

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

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??(?)b

Noun

gerb (plural gerbs)

1. A firework that produces a fountain of sparks

Anagrams

• Berg, Greb, berg

Azerbaijani

Etymology

Ultimately from Middle High German erbe (“heritage”), whence also German Erbe (“heritage”); via Polish herb (“coat of arms, emblem”), via Russian ???? (gerb, “coat of arms”).

Noun

gerb (definite accusative gerbi, plural gerbl?r)

1. coat of arms

Declension

German

Verb

gerb

1. singular imperative of gerben
2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of gerben

Middle Irish

Noun

gerb f

1. scab, itching sore, mange

Descendants

• Irish: gearb

Turkmen

Noun

gerb (definite accusative gerbi, plural gerbler)

1. coat of arms

Uzbek

Etymology

From Russian ???? (gerb), from Polish herb, from Middle High German erbe (“heritage”).

Noun

gerb (plural gerblar)

1. coat of arms

Declension