Geier

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from German Geier (“vulture”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡɛɪjɛr]

Proper noun

Geier m anim (female equivalent Geierová)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Geier (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	Geier	Geierové
genitive	Geiera	Geierů
dative	Geierovi	Geierům
accusative	Geiera	Geiery
vocative	Geiere	Geierové
locative	Geierovi	Geierech
instrumental	Geierem	Geiery

Further reading

• “Geier”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

German

Etymology

From Middle High German gīr, from Old High German gīr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaɪ̯ɐ/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Geier m (strong, genitive Geiers, plural Geier)

1. vulture

Declension

Declension of Geier [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Geier	die	Geier
genitive	eines	des	Geiers	der	Geier
dative	einem	dem	Geier	den	Geiern
accusative	einen	den	Geier	die	Geier

Derived terms

• weiß der Geier
• Wollkopfgeier

Related terms

• Gier
• gierig

Further reading

• “Geier” in Duden online
• “Geier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Geier” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German gīr, from Old High German gīr.

Noun

Geier m (plural Geier or Geieren)

1. vulture

Noun

Geier m (uncountable)

1. (archaic) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

   Synonyms: Gäiz, Knéckegkeet

2. (archaic) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

   Synonym: Knéckjang

Further reading

• Geier in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡei̯er]

Proper noun

Geier m pers (female equivalent Geierová)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Geier
(pattern chlap)

	singular	plural 1	plural 2
nominative	Geier	Geierovia	Geierovci
genitive	Geiera	Geierov	Geierovcov
dative	Geierovi	Geierom	Geierovcom
accusative	Geiera	Geierov	Geierovcov
locative	Geierovi	Geieroch	Geierovcoch
instrumental	Geierom	Geiermi	Geierovcami

Further reading

• “Geier”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025