geru

See also: ġeru

English

Noun

geru (uncountable)

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

Adjective

geru (comparative more geru, superlative most geru)

Of an earthy red color.

Anagrams

Ruge, grue, regu, urge

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Derived from the same root as ger.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [jèːɾʉ] (example of pronunciation)
Rhymes: -èːɾʉ

Adjective

geru

stingy, greedy
diligent in work, early and late in work and activity

Alternative forms

geri
djöro

Derived terms

Terms derived from geru

brukningsgeru
ginnäsgeru
kóstgeru
mykkelsgeru

sytningsgeru
sytäsgeru
säsgeru
sómmänsgeru

tórkningsgeri
vaitgeru
vöttugeru

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

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