# geri
## Azerbaijani
### Etymology

From Proto-Common Turkic *kerü (“back”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɟeˈri]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: ge‧ri

### Adverb

geri
* back, backwards
    Synonym: dala
    Antonyms: irəli, qabağa
    geri almaq ― to take back
    geri qalmaq ― to lag behind
    geri dönmək ― to return / turn around
    geri çəkilmək ― to retreat
    geri düşmək ― to lag behind
    geri durmaq ― to step aside / to eschew

#### Derived terms

* geriyəbaxan (“retrospective”)
* geri-geri (“in a backward dicrection”)
* geriləmək (“to retreat”)
* gerilik (“backwardness”)
* geridəqalmış (“outdated, retrograde”)

## Basque
### Noun

geri
* dative indefinite of ge

## Haitian Creole
### Etymology

From French guérir (“cure, heal”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡeɣi/

### Verb

geri
* to cure, to heal

## Icelandic
### Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

geri
* indefinite dative singular of ger

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

geri
* inflection of gera:
** first-person singular present
** third-person present subjunctive

## Japanese
### Romanization

geri
* Rōmaji transcription of げり

## Latin
### Verb

gerī
* present passive infinitive of gerō (“to carry, bear, wear”)

## Lithuanian
### Verb

geri
* second-person singular present of gerti

## Middle English
### Adjective

geri
* Alternative form of gery

## Old Norse
### Verb

geri
* inflection of gera:
** first-person singular present active indicative
** third-person singular/plural present active subjunctive
** second-person singular present active imperative

## Portuguese
### Verb

geri
* inflection of gerir:
** first-person singular preterite indicative
** second-person plural imperative

## Somali
### Noun

geri ?
* giraffe

## Sranan Tongo
### Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch geel.

### Adjective

geri
* yellow

#### Derived terms

* gerikopro (“brass”)
* gerikorsu (“yellow fever”)
* gerimarkusa (“Passiflora edulis”)
* geripesi (“yellow pea”)

### See also

Colours in Sranan Tongo (kloru) (layout · text) :
| redi | geri | blaw | grun | weti |
| blaka | broin | alanya | lila | [Term?] |

### References

* Wilner, John, editor (2003-2007), “geri”, in Languages of Suriname, 5th edition, SIL International, Sranan-English Dictionary

## Tabaru
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɡe.ɾi]

### Noun

geri
* brother-in-law

### References

* Edward A. Kotynski (1988) “Tabaru phonology and morphology”, in Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session, volume 32, Summer Institute of Linguistics

## Turkish
### Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish گری (geri, “back”), from گرو (gerü, “back”), from Proto-Common Turkic *kerü (“back”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰚𐰃𐰼𐰇 (kérü, “back, west”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɟeɾi]
* Hyphenation: ge‧ri

### Adjective

geri
* back
* (figuratively) stupid

#### Antonyms

* ileri

### Adverb

geri
* back, backwards
* again

### Noun

geri (definite accusative geriyi, plural geriler)
* rear
* rest

#### Declension

singular
plural
nominative
geri
geriler
definite accusative
geriyi
gerileri
dative
geriye
gerilere
locative
geride
gerilerde
ablative
geriden
gerilerden
genitive
gerinin
gerilerin
Possessive forms
nominative
singular
plural
1st singular
gerim
gerilerim
2nd singular
gerin
gerilerin
3rd singular
gerisi
gerileri
1st plural
gerimiz
gerilerimiz
2nd plural
geriniz
gerileriniz
3rd plural
gerileri
gerileri
definite accusative
singular
plural
1st singular
gerimi
gerilerimi
2nd singular
gerini
gerilerini
3rd singular
gerisini
gerilerini
1st plural
gerimizi
gerilerimizi
2nd plural
gerinizi
gerilerinizi
3rd plural
gerilerini
gerilerini
dative
singular
plural
1st singular
gerime
gerilerime
2nd singular
gerine
gerilerine
3rd singular
gerisine
gerilerine
1st plural
gerimize
gerilerimize
2nd plural
gerinize
gerilerinize
3rd plural
gerilerine
gerilerine
locative
singular
plural
1st singular
gerimde
gerilerimde
2nd singular
gerinde
gerilerinde
3rd singular
gerisinde
gerilerinde
1st plural
gerimizde
gerilerimizde
2nd plural
gerinizde
gerilerinizde
3rd plural
gerilerinde
gerilerinde
ablative
singular
plural
1st singular
gerimden
gerilerimden
2nd singular
gerinden
gerilerinden
3rd singular
gerisinden
gerilerinden
1st plural
gerimizden
gerilerimizden
2nd plural
gerinizden
gerilerinizden
3rd plural
gerilerinden
gerilerinden
genitive
singular
plural
1st singular
gerimin
gerilerimin
2nd singular
gerinin
gerilerinin
3rd singular
gerisinin
gerilerinin
1st plural
gerimizin
gerilerimizin
2nd plural
gerinizin
gerilerinizin
3rd plural
gerilerinin
gerilerinin :

#### Antonyms

* ileri

#### Related terms

* gene geri
* gerici
* gerilik

## Venetan
### Verb

geri
* second-person singular imperfect indicative of èser
* second-person plural imperfect indicative of èser

## Welsh
### Pronunciation

* (North Wales) IPA: /ˈɡɛrɪ/
* (South Wales) IPA: /ˈɡeːrɪ/, /ˈɡɛri/

### Etymology 1
#### Noun

geri m (uncountable)
* choler, bile
* cholera
    Synonym: colera

#### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

#### 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
* Soft mutation of ceri.

#### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### Etymology 3
#### Verb

geri
* Soft mutation of ceri.

#### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.