Dier

See also: dier

English

Proper noun

Dier

  1. A surname​.

Anagrams

East Central German

Noun

Dier

  1. (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)

  1. animal
    En Dier is rinkomm un hot alles gefress.
    An animal came in here and ate everything.

Further reading

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)

  1. door

Pennsylvania German

Etymology 1

Compare German Tür, Dutch deur, English door.

Noun

Dier f (plural Diere)

  1. door

Etymology 2

Compare German Tier, Dutch dier, English deer, Swedish djur.

Noun

Dier n (plural Diere)

  1. animal, beast
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