gerief

(Inglés)

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

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ɣəˈrif/

Etimología (Inglés)

Heredado de neerlandés medio: gerijf

Cognado con lituano: riebus

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”).

Conceptos

anchas

Sinónimos

comfort

gemak

spul