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Dier
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See also: dier
English
Etymology
Proper noun
Dier
- A surname.
Anagrams
Central Franconian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle High German dier, from Old High German *dior, West Central German variant of tior.
Noun
Dier n (plural Dier or Diere, diminutive Dierche) (most of Ripuarian; parts of Moselle Franconian, especially eastern dialects)
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the main entry.
Noun
Dier f (plural Diere, diminutive Dierche)
- (Moselle Franconian) alternative spelling of Dir (“door”)
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East Central German
Etymology
From Middle High German tier, from Old High German tior. East Central German did undergo the shift West Germanic *d > t. Those dialects with modern ⟨d⟩ [d̥] show a later merger (so-called Konsonantenschwächung).
Noun
Dier n
Hunsrik
Etymology
From Middle High German dier, from Old High German *dior, West Central German form of tior.
Pronunciation
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
- Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Dier”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch
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Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle High German düre, from Old High German duri, West Central German variant of turi.
Pronunciation
Noun
Dier f (plural Dieren)
Pennsylvania German
Etymology 1
From Middle High German düre, from Old High German duri, West Central German form of turi. Compare German Tür, Dutch deur, English door.
Noun
Dier f (plural Diere)
Etymology 2
From Middle High German dier, from Old High German *dior, West Central German form of tior. Compare German Tier, Dutch dier, English deer, Swedish djur.
Noun
Dier n (plural Diere)
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