Hiër
See also: hier, Hier, and hièr
Limburgish
Alternative forms
- hieër (widespread variant)
- hier (Maastricht)
- hièr (Valkenburg)
- heer (East Limburgish, Southeast Limburgish)
- Heär, Heer (Krefeld)
Etymology
Possibly from Old High German hērro, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hairaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hiə̯ʁ/
- Hyphenation: hieër
- Rhymes: -iə̯ʁ
Noun
Hiër m (plural Hiëre, diminutive Hiërke, locative Hiëvesch, vocative Härr)
- (Eupen, archaic) man, gentleman (polite term)
- (Eupen, archaic) sir (title of respect)
- (Eupen, archaic) Mr., mister, sir
- (Eupen, archaic) gentleman
- (Eupen, archaic) master, lord (generally denotes that somebody has control over something, either in a generic or in a regal sense)
- (Eupen, uncommon) Lord, God
- Synonym: (specifically the Christian god) Härrgott
Usage notes
- Has been replaced in most contexts by the vocative Härr. The original is still sometimes used to refer to God.