How do you pronounce gert?

The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɝːt/.

Where does gert come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

gert

/ɡɝːt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables: gert
IPA: /ɡɝːt/

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Meaning

adj

big

Slang

adv

very

Slang

Example Sentences

"That's a gert sandwich."
"That's a gert big sandwich."
"That pizza was gert tasty."

Etymology

From Middle English girt, gert, a metathetic variant of gret (“great”). More at great.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: girt

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

girt (alternative) gurt (alternative)

Phrases

gert lush

Homonyms

girt gurt

Rhymes With

hurt shirt alert dirt insert skirt kurt dessert assert flirt bert burt

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