schier

See also: Schier

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German schier, from Old High German skiaro (“fast, immediately”). Cognate with German schier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃiər/

Adverb

schier

1. almost, nearly

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sxiːr/

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• Hyphenation: schier
• Rhymes: -iːr

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch schiere, from Old Dutch *skīr, from Proto-Germanic *skīriz.

Adverb

schier

1. (formal) almost
2. (obsolete) quickly

Derived terms

• schiereiland

Adjective

schier (not comparable)

1. (archaic, dialectal) fast, quick

Declension

Declension of schier
uninflected	schier
inflected	schiere
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		schier
indefinite	m./f. sing.	schiere
	n. sing.	schier
	plural	schiere
definite		schiere
partitive		schiers

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch schier, from Old Dutch scieri, from Proto-Germanic *skairiz.

Adjective

schier (not comparable)

1. (dialectal) neat, tidy, proper
2. (archaic, dialectal) grey, in particular light grey
3. (dialectal, especially of soil) infertile
4. (dialectal, of cattle) lean, well-shaped, not fat
5. (obsolete) white

Declension

Declension of schier
uninflected	schier
inflected	schiere
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		schier
indefinite	m./f. sing.	schiere
	n. sing.	schier
	plural	schiere
definite		schiere
partitive		schiers

Derived terms

• Schiermonnikoog