eier

See also: Eier, éier, and Éier

Afrikaans

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) y'er

Etymology

Back-formation from eiers, a dialectal Dutch plural form of ei (“egg”). Compare similar back-formations in Afrikaans: hoender, blaar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈəiər/, [ˈəɪ̯.jər]

• Audio:

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Noun

eier (plural eiers)

1. egg

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaɪ̯ɐ]

Verb

eier

1. inflection of eiern:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. singular imperative

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From eie +‎ -er.

Noun

eier m (definite singular eieren, indefinite plural eiere, definite plural eierne)

1. an owner

Derived terms

Terms derived from eier

• bileier
• butikkeier
• eierskap
• godseier

• grunneier
• hundeeier
• huseier
• jordeier

• katteeier
• medeier
• skipseier

Etymology 2

Verb

eier

1. present tense of eie

See also

• eigar (Nynorsk)

References

• “eier” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “eier” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German euer, English your.

Adjective

eier

1. (possessive) your (plural)