different between jager vs gager

English

Noun

jager (plural jagers)

1. Alternative form of jaeger

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch jager, from Old Dutch jageri. Equivalent to jagen +? -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ja???r/
• (Netherlands) IPA^(key): [?ja?x?r], [?ja???r]
• (Belgium) IPA^(key): [?ja???r]
• Hyphenation: ja?ger
• Rhymes: -a???r

Noun

jager m (plural jagers, diminutive jagertje n, feminine jaagster)

1. hunter
2. (nautical, military) destroyer (type of warship)
3. (aviation, military) fighter, combat aeroplane

   Synonym: jachtvliegtuig

4. (military) jaeger, light infantry rifleman, ranger

Derived terms

• jager-verzamelaar
• koopjesjager
• premiejager
• straaljager

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

jager

1. present of jage

English

Etymology

gage +? -er

Noun

gager (plural gagers)

1. A measurer.

See also

• gauger

Anagrams

• Garge, Grega, agger, eggar, regag

French

Etymology

From gage or from Old French guagier, itself from guage or from a derivative of Frankish *waddi, *wadja, possibly through a Vulgar Latin intermediate *wadiare from *wadium. Compare English to wage and wager, which came from the same source via an Anglo-Norman/Old Northern French variant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a.?e/

Verb

gager

1. to guarantee
2. to wager or bet

Conjugation

This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written gage- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a “soft” /?/ and not a “hard” /?/). This spelling-change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger.

Further reading

• “gager” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Middle English

Noun

gager

1. Alternative form of gauger