Bier

See also: bier

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German bier, from Old High German bior, from Proto-Germanic *beuzą (“beer”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰews-, *bheus- (“dross, sediment, brewer's yeast”). Cognate with German Bier, Dutch bier, English beer, Icelandic bjór. More at beer.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /biər/

Noun

Bier n (plural Bier)

  1. beer

German

Etymology

From Middle High German bier, from Old High German bior, from Proto-Germanic *beuzą (“beer”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰews-, *bheus- (“dross, sediment, brewer's yeast”). Akin to Dutch bier, Low German Beer, bêr, English beer, Icelandic bjór. More at beer.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /biːɐ̯/
  • Rhymes: -iːɐ̯
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Noun

Bier n (genitive Biers or Bieres, plural Biere or Bier, diminutive Bierchen n)

  1. (beverage) beer (alcoholic drink fermented from starch material; a serving of this beverage)
  2. (informal) business, beeswax (personal affairs)

Usage notes
  • As is common with beverages in German, the unchanged plural Bier can be used after numerals in the sense of “quantities of beer” (glasses, bottles, cans). One may order: „Zwei Bier, bitte!“ – “Two beers, please!” (Nota bene: In many places of the German language area, this is not a common order; instead one needs to specify Pils, Weißbier, Kölsch, etc.)
  • The marked plural Biere is used to mean different kinds of beer. For example: „Pils und Kölsch sind beliebte deutsche Biere.“ – “Pils and Kölsch are popular German beers.”

Declension
Declension of Bier
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Bier die Biere
genitive eines des Bieres,
Biers		 der Biere
dative einem dem Bier,
Biere1		 den Bieren
accusative ein das Bier die Biere
1Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading
  • “Bier” in canoo.net
  • Bier in Duden online
  • “Bier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Bier” in PONS (pons.com)

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /biːʀ/, [ˈbiː.ɐ], [biə̯]
  • Rhymes: -iːə

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *berô. Compare German Bär, English bear, Dutch beer.

Noun

Bier m (plural Bieren)

  1. bear
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *bazją. Compare German Beere, Danish bær, English berry.

Noun

Bier n (plural Bier)

  1. berry
Derived terms

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Bier, Dutch bier, English beer.

Noun

Bier n (plural Biere)

  1. beer

Derived terms
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