Bier

See also bier

German

Etymology

From Middle High German bier, from Old High German bior, from Proto-Germanic *beuzą (“beer”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰews-, *bheus- (“dross, sediment, brewer's yeast”). Akin to Dutch bier, Low German Beer, bêr, English beer, Icelandic bjór. More at beer.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [biːɐ̯]

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• Rhymes: -iːɐ̯

Noun

Bier n (genitive Biers or Bieres, plural Biere, diminutive Bierchen)

1. beer

Usage notes

As is common for beverages in German, the plural Biere is only used to mean "different kinds of beer". For example: Pils und Kölsch sind beliebte deutsche Biere. – "Pils and Kölsch are popular German beers."

The singular is used after numerals in the sense of "quantities of beer" (glasses, bottles, cans). For example, one will order: Zwei Bier, bitte! – "Two beers, please!"

Declension

declension of Bier

	singular			plural
n gender	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Bier	die	Biere
genitive	eines	des	Bieres, Biers	der	Biere
dative	einem	dem	Bier, Biere (archaic)	den	Bieren
accusative	ein	das	Bier	die	Biere

Derived terms

• Bierabend
• Bierbaß
• Bierbecher
• Bierbrauer
• Biergarten
• Bierhefe
• Bierkeller
• Bierleiche
• Bierschaum
• Rauchbier
• Weißbier

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Luxembourgish

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA: /biːɐ/

Noun

Bier m (plural Bieren)

1. bear

Etymology 2

Noun

Bier n (plural Bier)

1. berry