Dier
See also: dier
English
Proper noun
Dier
- A surname.
Anagrams
- IDer, Reid, dire, drie, ired, ride
East Central German
Noun
Dier
- (Upper Saxony) animal
Hunsrik
Etymology
From Old High German tior, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtiːɐ/
Noun
Dier n (plural Diere, diminutive Dierche)
- animal
- En Dier is rinkomm un hot alles gefress.
- An animal came in here and ate everything.
Further reading
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German duri, a northern variant of turi, from Proto-Germanic *durz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /diːʀ/, [ˈdiː.ɐ], [diə̯]
- Rhymes: -iːə
- Homophones: dier, dir, Dir
Noun
Dier f (plural Dieren)
- door
Pennsylvania German
Etymology 1
Compare German Tür, Dutch deur, English door.
Noun
Dier f (plural Diere)
- door
Etymology 2
Compare German Tier, Dutch dier, English deer, Swedish djur.
Noun
Dier n (plural Diere)
- animal, beast