Dier

See also: dier

English

Proper noun

Dier

1. A surname

Anagrams

• IDer, Reid, dire, drie, ired, ride

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East Central German

Noun

Dier

1. (Upper Saxon) animal

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Hunsrik

Etymology

From Old High German tior, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtiːɐ/

Noun

Dier n (plural Diere, diminutive Dierche)

1. animal

   En Dier is rinkomm un hot alles gefress.

   An animal came in here and ate everything.

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German duri, a northern variant of turi, from Proto-Germanic *durz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diːʀ/, [ˈdiː.ɐ], [diə̯]
• Rhymes: -iːə
• Homophones: dier, dir, Dir

Noun

Dier f (plural Dieren)

1. door

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Pennsylvania German

Etymology 1

Compare German Tür, Dutch deur, English door.

Noun

Dier f (plural Diere)

1. door

Etymology 2

Compare German Tier, Dutch dier, English deer, Swedish djur.

Noun

Dier n (plural Diere)

1. animal, beast