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Dier

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See also: dier

English

Etymology

  • As an English surname, variant of Dyer.
  • As a German surname, from Tier (wild animal).

Proper noun

Dier

  1. 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)

  1. animal
Alternative forms
  • Deer (Kölsch, parts of Moselle Franconian and western Ripuarian)
  • Deier (Middle Moselle)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the main entry.

Noun

Dier f (plural Diere, diminutive Dierche)

  1. (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

  1. (Upper Saxon) animal

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)

  1. 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)

  1. door

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)

  1. door

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)

  1. animal, beast
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