pier
English
Etymology
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Central_Pier_9.jpg/200px-Central_Pier_9.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/A_pier_at_a_campsite_during_sunset%2C_Sidney_Spit_%28part_of_Gulf_Islands_National_Park_Reserve%29%2C_Sidney_Island%2C_British_Columbia%2C_Canada_20.jpg/220px-A_pier_at_a_campsite_during_sunset%2C_Sidney_Spit_%28part_of_Gulf_Islands_National_Park_Reserve%29%2C_Sidney_Island%2C_British_Columbia%2C_Canada_20.jpg)
From Middle English pere (“bridge pillar”), from Medieval Latin pera, from Lua error in Module:parameters at line 239: Parameter 2 should be a valid language, etymology language or family code; the value "ONF." is not valid. See WT:LOL, WT:LOL/E and WT:LOF., from Vulgar Latin *petricus, from Latin petra.
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 239: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /pɪə/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 239: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "GA" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. enPR: pîr, IPA(key): /piɹ/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)
- Homophone: peer
Noun
pier (plural piers)
- A raised platform built from the shore out over water, supported on piles; used to secure, or provide access to shipping; a jetty.
- A similar structure, especially at a seaside resort, used to provide entertainment.
- (US, nautical) A structure that projects tangentially from the shoreline to accommodate ships; often double-sided.
- A structure supporting the junction between two spans of a bridge.
- (architecture) A rectangular pillar, or similar structure, that supports an arch, wall or roof, or the hinges of a gate.
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
raised platform built from the shore out over water
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similar structure used to provide entertainment
structure used to accommodate ships
structure supporting the junction between two spans of a bridge
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rectangular pillar, or similar structure, that supports an arch, wall or roof
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Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch pier, probably from the name Pierre.
Noun
pier m (plural pieren, diminutive piertje n)
Etymology 2
Noun
pier m (plural pieren, diminutive piertje n)
- (architecture) A pier, jetty
Derived terms
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Etymology 3
Unknown; Flanders only
Alternative forms
- piere (obsolete)
Noun
pier m (plural pieren, diminutive piertje n)
Derived terms
- pieren
- (trap types) steenpier(e), vliegepier(e)
- pierkoorde
Verb
pier
- (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of pieren
- (deprecated template usage) imperative of pieren
References
- M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]
Anagrams
Latin
Verb
(deprecated template usage) pier
Middle English
Noun
pier
- Alternative form of pere (“peer”)
Adjective
pier
- Alternative form of pere (“equal”)
Romanian
Verb
pier
- first-person singular present indicative of pieri
- first-person singular present subjunctive of pieri
Romansch
Alternative forms
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) biera
Noun
pier f (plural piers)
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