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deer
English
Etymology
From Middle English deere, dere, der, dier, deor (“small animal, deer”), from Old English d?or (“animal”), from Proto-West Germanic *deu?, from Proto-Germanic *deuz?, from Proto-Indo-European *d?ewsóm (“living thing”), from *d?éws (“breath”), full-grade derivative of *d?wes-.
Cognate with Scots dere, deir (“deer”), North Frisian dier (“animal, beast”), West Frisian dier (“animal, beast”), Dutch dier (“animal, beast”), German Low German Deer, Deert (“animal”), German Tier (“animal, beast”), Swedish djur (“animal, beast”), Norwegian dyr (“animal”), Icelandic dýr (“animal, beast”).
Related also to Albanian dash (“ram”) (possibly), Lithuanian da?sos (“upper air; heaven”), Lithuanian dùsti (“to sigh”), Russian ????? (dušá, “breath, spirit”), Lithuanian dv?sti (“to breathe, exhale”), Sanskrit ??????? (dhva?sati, “he falls to dust”).
For the semantic development compare Latin anim?lis (“animal”), from anima (“breath, spirit”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /d??/
- (General American) IPA(key): /d??/
- (Scotland, some US) IPA(key): /di??/
- Rhymes: -??(?)
- Homophones: dear, dir
Noun
deer (plural deer or (nonstandard) deers)
- A ruminant mammal with antlers and hooves of the family Cervidae, or one of several similar animals from related families of the order Artiodactyla.
- (in particular) One of the smaller animals of this family, distinguished from a moose or elk
- The meat of such an animal; venison.
- (obsolete, except in the phrase "small deer") Any animal, especially a quadrupedal mammal as opposed to a bird, fish, etc.
- 1606, William Shakespeare, King Lear, Act III. IV
- But mice and rats and such small deer, have been Tom's food for seven long year.
- 1606, William Shakespeare, King Lear, Act III. IV
Hyponyms
- buck, stag (male deer); doe, hind (female deer); fawn (young deer); hart (adult deer)
Derived terms
Descendants
- Sranan Tongo: dia
Translations
Anagrams
- Rede, Reed, de re, dere, dree, rede, reed
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -e?r
Verb
deer
- first-person singular present indicative of deren
- imperative of deren
Hunsrik
Alternative forms
- tëyer (Wiesemann spelling system)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?te??/
Etymology 1
From Middle High German and Old High German ir. Compare Luxembourgish dir.
Pronoun
deer
- you (plural)
Inflection
Etymology 2
Pronoun
deer
- stressed dative of du.
Inflection
Further reading
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary
Limburgish
Etymology
From Middle Dutch dier, from Old Dutch dier, from Proto-Germanic *deuz?.
Noun
deer n
- pet
- (obsolete) beast, animal
Inflection
- The dative and accusative are obsolete nowadays; use the nominative instead.
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian d?r, th?r, from Proto-West Germanic *þ?r. More at there.
Adverb
deer
- there
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muley
English
Etymology 1
Gaelic maolag, a hornless cow, from maol, bald, hornless, blunt.
Alternative forms
- moolley
- mulley
Adjective
muley (not comparable)
- (of cattle or deer) Without horns.
Etymology 2
Noun
muley (plural muleys)
- (informal) mule deer
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