heuer

See also: Heuer

German

Etymology

From Middle High German hiure, Old High German hiuru, Old High German hiu jâru (literally “in this year”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɔʏ̯ɐ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔɪ̯ɐ
• Homophone: Heuer

Adverb

heuer

1. (regional, southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland) this year

Usage notes

• The word is never used in northern and central Germany. It may even—at least by less educated speakers—be misinterpreted as a synonym of heute (“today”). It does however occasionally mean heutigentags (“nowadays”) or heute (“nowadays”), for example:
  • 1654, Salomons von Golaw Deutscher Sinn-Getichte Drey Tausend, Breslau, p. 210, nr. [8]71 Heutige Welt-Kunst:

    [...]
    Wer sich desen wil befleissen
    Kan Politisch heuer heissen.

Synonyms

• dieses Jahr (the general form)

Antonyms

• fert

Verb

heuer

1. (deprecated template usage) First-person singular present of heuern.
2. (deprecated template usage) Imperative singular of heuern.

Further reading

• “heuer” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “heuer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “heuer” in Duden online