Dier
English
Etymology
- As an English surname, variant of Dyer.
- As a GermanCategory:English terms derived from German#DIER surname, from Tier (“wild animal”).
Proper noun
DierCategory:English lemmas#DIERCategory:English proper nouns#DIERCategory:English uncountable nouns#DIERCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#DIERCategory:Pages with entries#DIERCategory:Pages with 7 entries#DIER
Anagrams
Central Franconian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Category:Central Franconian terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#DIERCategory:Central Franconian terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic#DIERCategory:Central Franconian terms derived from Proto-Germanic#DIERCategory:Central Franconian terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#DIERFrom Middle High GermanCategory:Central Franconian terms inherited from Middle High German#DIERCategory:Central Franconian terms derived from Middle High German#DIER dier, from Old High GermanCategory:Central Franconian terms inherited from Old High German#DIERCategory:Central Franconian terms derived from Old High German#DIER *dior, West Central German variant of tior.
Noun
Dier n (plural Dier or Diere, diminutive Dierche)Category:Central Franconian lemmas#DIERCategory:Central Franconian nouns#DIERCategory:Central Franconian entries with incorrect language header#DIERCategory:Central Franconian neuter nouns#DIERCategory:Pages with entries#DIERCategory:Pages with 7 entries#DIER (most of RipuarianCategory:Ripuarian Franconian#DIER; parts of Moselle FranconianCategory:Moselle Franconian#DIER, especially eastern dialects)
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the main entry.
Noun
Dier f (plural Diere, diminutive Dierche)Category:Central Franconian lemmas#DIERCategory:Central Franconian nouns#DIERCategory:Central Franconian entries with incorrect language header#DIERCategory:Central Franconian feminine nouns#DIERCategory:Pages with entries#DIERCategory:Pages with 7 entries#DIER
- (Moselle FranconianCategory:Moselle Franconian#DIER) alternative spelling of Dir (“door”)
East Central German
Etymology
Category:East Central German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#DIERCategory:East Central German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic#DIERCategory:East Central German terms derived from Proto-Germanic#DIERCategory:East Central German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#DIERFrom Middle High GermanCategory:East Central German terms inherited from Middle High German#DIERCategory:East Central German terms derived from Middle High German#DIER tier, from Old High GermanCategory:East Central German terms inherited from Old High German#DIERCategory:East Central German terms derived from Old High German#DIER tior. East Central German did undergo the shift West Germanic *d > t. Those dialects with modern ⟨d⟩ [d̥] show a later merger (so-called Konsonantenschwächung).
Noun
Dier nCategory:East Central German lemmas#DIERCategory:East Central German nouns#DIERCategory:East Central German entries with incorrect language header#DIERCategory:East Central German neuter nouns#DIERCategory:Pages with entries#DIERCategory:Pages with 7 entries#DIER
Hunsrik
Etymology
Category:Hunsrik terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#DIERCategory:Hunsrik terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic#DIERCategory:Hunsrik terms derived from Proto-Germanic#DIERCategory:Hunsrik terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#DIERFrom Middle High GermanCategory:Hunsrik terms inherited from Middle High German#DIERCategory:Hunsrik terms derived from Middle High German#DIER dier, from Old High GermanCategory:Hunsrik terms inherited from Old High German#DIERCategory:Hunsrik terms derived from Old High German#DIER *dior, West Central German form of tior.
Pronunciation
Noun
Dier n (plural Diere, diminutive Dierche)Category:Hunsrik lemmas#DIERCategory:Hunsrik nouns#DIERCategory:Hunsrik entries with incorrect language header#DIERCategory:Hunsrik neuter nouns#DIERCategory:Pages with entries#DIERCategory:Pages with 7 entries#DIER
- animal
- En Dier is rinkomm un hot alles gefress.
- An animal came in here and ate everything.
Further reading
- Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Dier”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch
Low German
Noun
Dier n (plural Dieren)Category:Low German lemmas#DIERCategory:Low German nouns#DIERCategory:Low German entries with incorrect language header#DIERCategory:Low German neuter nouns#DIERCategory:Pages with entries#DIERCategory:Pages with 7 entries#DIER
- alternative form of Deert
Luxembourgish
Etymology
Category:Luxembourgish terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#DIERCategory:Luxembourgish terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic#DIERCategory:Luxembourgish terms derived from Proto-Germanic#DIERCategory:Luxembourgish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#DIERFrom Middle High GermanCategory:Luxembourgish terms inherited from Middle High German#DIERCategory:Luxembourgish terms derived from Middle High German#DIER düre, from Old High GermanCategory:Luxembourgish terms inherited from Old High German#DIERCategory:Luxembourgish terms derived from Old High German#DIER duri, West Central German variant of turi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [di(ː)ə̯], (enunciated also) [ˈdiː.ɐ]Category:Luxembourgish terms with IPA pronunciation#DIER
Category:Luxembourgish terms with audio pronunciation#DIERAudio: (file) - Rhymes: -iːəCategory:Rhymes:Luxembourgish/iːə#DIERCategory:Rhymes:Luxembourgish/iːə/1 syllable#DIER
- Homophones: dier, dir, DirCategory:Luxembourgish terms with homophones#DIER
Noun
Dier f (plural Dieren)Category:Luxembourgish lemmas#DIERCategory:Luxembourgish nouns#DIERCategory:Luxembourgish entries with incorrect language header#DIERCategory:Luxembourgish feminine nouns#DIERCategory:Pages with entries#DIERCategory:Pages with 7 entries#DIER
Pennsylvania German
Etymology 1
From Middle High GermanCategory:Pennsylvania German terms inherited from Middle High German#DIERCategory:Pennsylvania German terms derived from Middle High German#DIER düre, from Old High GermanCategory:Pennsylvania German terms inherited from Old High German#DIERCategory:Pennsylvania German terms derived from Old High German#DIER duri, West Central German form of turi. Compare German Tür, Dutch deur, English door.
Noun
Dier f (plural Diere)Category:Pennsylvania German lemmas#DIERCategory:Pennsylvania German nouns#DIERCategory:Pennsylvania German entries with incorrect language header#DIERCategory:Pennsylvania German feminine nouns#DIERCategory:Pages with entries#DIERCategory:Pages with 7 entries#DIER
Etymology 2
From Middle High GermanCategory:Pennsylvania German terms inherited from Middle High German#DIERCategory:Pennsylvania German terms derived from Middle High German#DIER dier, from Old High GermanCategory:Pennsylvania German terms inherited from Old High German#DIERCategory:Pennsylvania German terms derived from Old High German#DIER *dior, West Central German form of tior. Compare German Tier, Dutch dier, English deer, Swedish djur.
Noun
Dier n (plural Diere)Category:Pennsylvania German lemmas#DIERCategory:Pennsylvania German nouns#DIERCategory:Pennsylvania German entries with incorrect language header#DIERCategory:Pennsylvania German neuter nouns#DIERCategory:Pages with entries#DIERCategory:Pages with 7 entries#DIER