Neutre

gerief

(Anglès)

  1. (neuter, no-diminutive, uncountable) comfort, ease
  2. (neuter, no-diminutive, uncountable) use, utility
  3. (especially, in-compounds, neuter, no-diminutive, uncountable) equipment, tools
  4. (neuter, no-diminutive, uncountable) things, stuff

Freqüència

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Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ɣəˈrif/
Etimologia (Anglès)

In summary

From Middle Dutch gerijf, gerief. Possibly derived from Middle Dutch rive, rieve (“abundant, mild”) with the prefix ge-, from uncertain origin. Possibly ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rībaz (“generous, abundant”) and related to Lithuanian riebus (“fat”).

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