teier

Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German tiur, tiure, tūr, tūre, tūwer, from Old High German tiuri, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz. Cognates include German teuer, Yiddish טײַער (tayer), Dutch duur, English dear, Old Norse dýrr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd̥ɑɛ̯ɐ/, [ˈd̥ɑɛ̯ʲɐ] (Central Bavarian)
• IPA^(key): /ˈd̥æːɐ/, [ˈd̥æːʲɐ] (Vienna)

Adjective

teier (comparative teirer, superlative teierstn)

1. dear, precious
2. expensive

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

teier

1. present of teia