Jeeër

Luxembourgish

FWOTD – 28 February 2014

Etymology

From Middle High German jeger, from Old High German jagāri. By surface analysis, joen (“to hunt”) +‎ er. Cognate with German Jäger, Dutch jager.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjeːɐ], [ˈʒeːɐ]

Noun

Jeeër m (plural Jeeër)

1. hunter
   • 2004, Lou Cloos, Patrick Pax, D’Juegd: E Buch fir Jeeër an aner Naturfrënn‎^[1][2], Fédération Saint-Hubert des Chasseurs du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg, title:

     D’Juegd: E Buch fir Jeeër an aner Naturfrënn

     The hunt: a book for hunters and other friends of nature