Stier

See also: stier

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German stier (“bull”), from Old High German stior (“bull, calf of a bull”), from Proto-Germanic *steuraz. Cognate with German Stier, Dutch stier, English steer, Icelandic stjór.

Noun

Stier m

1. (Uri) male cattle

Synonyms

• Muuni

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co.

Dutch

Signs of the Zodiac

Ram		Tweelingen
Dutch Wikipedia has an article on Stier.

Etymology

From stier.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Stier m

1. (astronomy, astrology) Taurus

See also

Zodiac signs in Dutch (layout · text)
Ram	Stier	Tweelingen	Kreeft
Leeuw	Maagd	Weegschaal	Schorpioen
Boogschutter	Steenbok	Waterman	Vissen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German stier (“bull”), from Old High German stior (“bull, calf of a bull”), from Proto-Germanic *steuraz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)táwros.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃtiːɐ̯/
• Rhymes: -iːɐ̯

• Audio:

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• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Stier m (strong, genitive Stieres or Stiers, plural Stiere)

1. bull

   Synonym: Bulle

Usage notes

• Stier is used in all contexts in the southern half of the language area. It is rare, however, in agricultural contexts in northern and central Germany (→ Bulle).

Declension

Declension of Stier [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Stier	die	Stiere
genitive	eines	des	Stieres, Stiers	der	Stiere
dative	einem	dem	Stier, Stiere1	den	Stieren
accusative	einen	den	Stier	die	Stiere

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• stierig
• Stierkampf m

Proper noun

Stier m (strong, genitive Stieres or Stiers, no plural)

1. (astronomy, astrology) Taurus

Meronyms

• Plejaden, Siebengestirn

See also

Zodiac signs in German (layout · text)
Widder	Stier	Zwillinge	Krebs
Löwe	Jungfrau	Waage	Skorpion
Schütze	Steinbock	Wassermann	Fische

Further reading

• “Stier” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “Stier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Stier” in Duden online
• “Stier” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Stier”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008–

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃtiːɐ/

Noun

Stier m (plural Stier, diminutive Stierche)

1. bull

Further reading

• Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Stier”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch

Luxembourgish

Alternative forms

• Stir (superseded)

Etymology

From Middle High German stirne, from Old High German stirna, from Proto-West Germanic *stirniju. Cognate with German Stirn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃtiːr/, [ʃtiə̯], [ˈʃtiː.ɐ]

Noun

Stier f (plural Stieren)

1. forehead
   • 2013, Christiane de Bricasart, Wann d'Rous sech verstoppt fir ze kräischen, →ISBN:

     Beim zweeten Ulaf ass meng Stir nach eng Kéier um Bord vum Dësch gelant.

     On the second attempt, my forehead once again landed on the edge of the table.

Further reading

• Stier in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire