Onzijdig

gerief

Betekenis

Synoniemen

(Engels)

(neuter, no-diminutive, uncountable) comfort, ease
(neuter, no-diminutive, uncountable) use, utility
(especially, in-compounds, neuter, no-diminutive, uncountable) equipment, tools
(neuter, no-diminutive, uncountable) things, stuff

Frequentie

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ɣəˈrif/

Overgenomen van Middelnederlands

Verwant aan Litouws

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”).