Stier
Alemannic German
Etymology
From Middle High German stier (“bull”), from Old High German stior (“bull, calf of a bull”), from Proto-Germanic *steuraz. Cognate with German Stier, Dutch stier, English steer, Icelandic stjór.
Noun
Stier m
- (Uri) male cattle
Synonyms
- Muuni
References
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co.
Dutch
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Etymology
From stier.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Stier m
- (astronomy, astrology) Taurus
See also
Zodiac signs in Dutch (layout · text) | |||||||||||
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Ram ♈︎ | Stier ♉︎ | Tweelingen ♊︎ | Kreeft ♋︎ | ||||||||
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Leeuw ♌︎ | Maagd ♍︎ | Weegschaal ♎︎ | Schorpioen ♏︎ | ||||||||
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Boogschutter ♐︎ | Steenbok ♑︎ | Waterman ♒︎ | Vissen ♓︎ |
German
Etymology
From Middle High German stier (“bull”), from Old High German stior (“bull, calf of a bull”), from Proto-Germanic *steuraz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)táwros.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃtiːɐ̯/
- Rhymes: -iːɐ̯
Audio (file)
Noun
Stier m (strong, genitive Stieres or Stiers, plural Stiere)
- bull
- Synonym: Bulle
Usage notes
- Stier is used in all contexts in the southern half of the language area. It is rare, however, in agricultural contexts in northern and central Germany (→ Bulle).
Declension
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Stier | die | Stiere |
genitive | eines | des | Stieres, Stiers | der | Stiere |
dative | einem | dem | Stier, Stiere1 | den | Stieren |
accusative | einen | den | Stier | die | Stiere |
1Now uncommon, see notes.
Derived terms
- stierig
- Stierkampf m
Proper noun
Stier m (strong, genitive Stieres or Stiers, no plural)
- (astronomy, astrology) Taurus
Meronyms
- Plejaden, Siebengestirn
See also
- (Western astrology signs) Tierkreiszeichen; Widder, Stier, Zwillinge, Krebs, Löwe, Jungfrau, Waage, Skorpion, Schütze, Steinbock, Wassermann, Fische (Category: de:Astrology)
Further reading
- “Stier” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Stier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Stier” in Duden online
- “Stier” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Stier”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008–
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃtiːɐ/
Noun
Stier m (plural Stier, diminutive Stierche)
- bull
Further reading
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary
Luxembourgish
Alternative forms
- Stir (superseded)
Etymology
From Middle High German stirne, from Old High German stirna, from Proto-West Germanic *stirniju. Cognate with German Stirn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃtiːr/, [ʃtiə̯], [ˈʃtiː.ɐ]
Noun
Stier f (plural Stieren)
- forehead
- 2013, Christiane de Bricasart, Wann d'Rous sech verstoppt fir ze kräischen, →ISBN:
- Beim zweeten Ulaf ass meng Stir nach eng Kéier um Bord vum Dësch gelant.
- On the second attempt, my forehead once again landed on the edge of the table.
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Further reading
- Stier in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire