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# [[animal]] {{i|see usage notes below}}
# [[animal]] {{i|please refer to the instructions below}}
#* '''2010''', ''{{w|Der Spiegel}}'', issue [http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/index-2010-25.html 25/2010], page 140:
#* '''2010''', ''{{w|Der Spiegel}}'', issue [http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/index-2010-25.html 25/2010], page 140:
#*: {{quote|de|Mit seinen 30 Meter Länge und mitunter mehr als 150 Tonnen Gewicht übertrifft der Blauwal jedes andere '''Tier''' auf Erden.|With its length of 30 meters and weight of sometimes more than 150 tons the blue whale surpasses every other animal on Earth.}}
#*: {{quote|de|Mit seinen 30 Meter Länge und mitunter mehr als 150 Tonnen Gewicht übertrifft der Blauwal jedes andere '''Tier''' auf Erden.|With its length of 30 meters and weight of sometimes more than 150 tons the blue whale surpasses every other animal on Earth.}}
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====Usage notes====
====Usage notes====
* Like English “animal”, German ''Tier'' has several possible scopes of meaning: Restriction to non-human land [[w:Mammal|mammals]] is archaic. Restriction to non-human [[w:Tetrapod|tetrapods]] is dated. The commonest contemporary use is that including all non-human animals. The inclusion of man is scientific, but also possible otherwise depending on the context.
* Like the English "animal", the German ''Tier'' has several possible meanings: Restriction to non-human terrestrial mammals is obsolete. Restriction to non-human quadrupeds is obsolete. The most common use today is to include all non-human animals. Including people is scientific, but it is also possible depending on the context.
* In informal speech, the word sometimes refers specifically to insects, spiders, etc.: {{m|de||Mach mal das Fenster zu, dass keine Tiere reinkommen.|t=Close the window please, so no bugs get inside.}}
* In informal speech, the term sometimes refers specifically to insects, spiders, etc. {{m|de|Tier|Schließen Sie das Fenster, damit keine Tiere eindringen können.|t=Close the window so that no bugs can get in.}}


====Declension====
====Declension====

Revision as of 08:20, 20 December 2021

See also: tier

German

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German tier, from Old High German tior, from Proto-West Germanic *deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tiːr/, [tʰiːɐ̯]
  • Rhymes: -iːɐ̯
  • audio(file)

Noun

Tier n (genitive Tieres or Tiers, plural Tiere, diminutive Tierchen n or Tierlein n)

  1. animal (please refer to the instructions below)
    • 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 25/2010, page 140:
      Mit seinen 30 Meter Länge und mitunter mehr als 150 Tonnen Gewicht übertrifft der Blauwal jedes andere Tier auf Erden.
      With its length of 30 meters and weight of sometimes more than 150 tons the blue whale surpasses every other animal on Earth.
  2. A person who has a quality thought of as animalistic, such as ferocity, strength, hairiness, etc.
    Wenn er getrunken hat, wird er zum Tier.
    When he’s had a drink, he turns into an animal.
  3. (hunting jargon) hind (female red deer)

Usage notes

  • Like the English "animal", the German Tier has several possible meanings: Restriction to non-human terrestrial mammals is obsolete. Restriction to non-human quadrupeds is obsolete. The most common use today is to include all non-human animals. Including people is scientific, but it is also possible depending on the context.
  • In informal speech, the term sometimes refers specifically to insects, spiders, etc. Schließen Sie das Fenster, damit keine Tiere eindringen können. (“Close the window so that no bugs can get in.”)

Declension

Template:de-decl-noun-n

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • “Tier” in Duden online
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