dier
English
Etymology
Noun
dier (plural diers)
- One who dies.
- Don DeLillo, White Noise
- It's a way of controlling death. A way of gaining the ultimate upper hand. Be the killer for a change. Let someone else be the dier.
- 2006, Shankar Mokashi Punekar, Awadheswari:
- Since other languages are structurally constrained to say who it was who died and since the original leaves the identity of the dier unexpressed, any translation in the target language is going to be incorrect.
- Don DeLillo, White Noise
Usage notes
- Used in abstract and philosophical contexts, rather than in discussing a known individual who has died. Compare deceased.
Anagrams
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch dier, from Middle Dutch dier, from Old Dutch *dior, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm.
Noun
dier (plural diere)
Dutch
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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch dier, from Old Dutch dier, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm.
Noun
dier n (plural dieren, diminutive diertje n)
Derived terms
- boerderijdier
- buideldier
- chordadier
- circusdier
- cloacadier
- dagdier
- dierdicht
- dierenarts
- dierenbescherming
- dierenbeul
- dierendag
- dierenepos
- dierenhandel
- dierenleed
- dierenmishandeling
- dierenperk
- dierenpsycholoog
- dierenrechten
- dierenriem
- dierenrijk
- dierentuin
- dierenvriend
- dierenwelzijn
- dierenwinkel
- diergaarde
- diergeneeskunde
- dierkunde
- dierlijk
- dieronterend
- dierproef
- diersoort
- diervriendelijk
- elpendier
- fabeldier
- gekorven dier
- gordeldier
- hoefdier
- huisdier
- kerfdier
- knaagdier
- knuffeldier
- koraaldier
- kruipdier
- kuddedier
- landdier
- lastdier
- maagzakdier
- manteldier
- nachtdier
- neteldier
- nutsdier
- pantoffeldier
- partijdier
- placentadier
- proefdier
- prooidier
- rendier
- reuzendier
- rijdier
- roofdier
- sabeldier
- schaaldier
- schelpdier
- schubdier
- slurfdier
- snaveldier
- sponsdier
- spookdier
- trekdier
- troeteldier
- vogelbekdier
- waterdier
- weekdier
- werkdier
- werveldier
- zeedier
- zoogdier
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch dier.
Determiner
dier
- (demonstrative) her, their, the latter's (genitive feminine singular and genitive plural of die).
- De verdachte heeft zich samen met een vriend, haar dochter en dier vriend schuldig gemaakt aan de moord op haar echtgenoot [...] (from a verdict of the Court of Justice at 's-Gravenhage, 2011 [1])
- The accused (woman) is guilty of having murdered her husband in cooperation with a friend, her daughter and the latter's friend [...]
Usage notes
Dier is used in a similar way as the possessive determiners haar and hun. It is rare in spoken Dutch, but used occasionally in writing to avoid confusion. Compare:
- Zij vertelde van haar dochter en haar man. ― She told of her daughter and her (own) husband.
- Zij vertelde van haar dochter en dier man. ― She told of her daughter and the latter's husband.
The corresponding masculine and neuter singular form is diens.
Etymology 3
Adjective
dier (comparative dierder, superlative dierst)
Derived terms
Anagrams
Elfdalian
Etymology
From Old Norse þeir, þær, from Proto-Germanic *þai. Cognate with Swedish de.
Pronoun
dier
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German durri, from Proto-Germanic *þursuz. Cognate with German dürr, Dutch dor, Swedish torr, Icelandic þurr.
Pronunciation
Adjective
dier (masculine dieren, neuter diert, comparative méi dier, superlative am diersten)
Declension
number and gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | hien ass dier | si ass dier | et ass dier | si si(nn) dier | |
nominative / accusative |
attributive and/or after determiner | dieren | dier | diert | dier |
independent without determiner | dieres | dierer | |||
dative | after any declined word | dieren | dierer | dieren | dieren |
as first declined word | dierem | dierem |
Middle Dutch
Etymology 1
From Old Dutch dier, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą.
Noun
dier n
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Determiner
dier
Further reading
- “dier”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “dier (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
dier
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *deuzą.
Noun
dier n
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
Further reading
- “dier”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Slovak
Noun
dier
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian diār, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą.
Pronunciation
Noun
dier n (plural dieren, diminutive dierke)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “dier”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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