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dier
English
Etymology
From die +? -er.
Noun
dier (plural diers)
- One who dies.
- 1985, 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.
- 1985, 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
- IDer, Reid, dire, drie, ired, ride
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch dier, from Middle Dutch dier, from Old Dutch *dior, from Proto-West Germanic *deu?, from Proto-Germanic *deuz?, from Proto-Indo-European *d?ewsóm.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dir/
Noun
dier (plural diere)
- animal
- beast; brute
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dir/, [di?r], [di?r]
- Hyphenation: dier
- Rhymes: -ir
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch dier, from Old Dutch dier, from Proto-West Germanic *deu?, from Proto-Germanic *deuz?, from Proto-Indo-European *d?ewsóm.
Noun
dier n (plural dieren, diminutive diertje n)
- animal, any member of the kingdom Animalia
Usage notes
Sometimes used as a term of endearment or flirtation, as in the phrase lekker dier.
Derived terms
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:
The corresponding masculine and neuter singular form is diens.
Etymology 3
Adjective
dier (comparative dierder, superlative dierst)
- (dialectal, archaic) Alternative form of duur
Derived terms
- dierbaar
Anagrams
- drie, ried
Elfdalian
Etymology
From Old Norse þeir, þær, from Proto-Germanic *þai.
Pronoun
dier
- they
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German durri, from Proto-Germanic *þursuz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /di??/, [?di?.?], [di??]
- Rhymes: -i??
- Homophones: Dier, dir, Dir
Adjective
dier (masculine dieren, neuter diert, comparative méi dier, superlative am diersten)
- (of plants and trees) dry, dead
Declension
Middle Dutch
Etymology 1
From Old Dutch dier, from Proto-West Germanic *deu?, from Proto-Germanic *deuz?, from Proto-Indo-European *d?ewsóm.
Noun
dier n
- animal
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: dier
- Limburgish: deer
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Determiner
dier
- inflection of die:
- feminine genitive/dative singular
- genitive plural
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
- present tense of die
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *deu?, from Proto-Germanic *deuz?, from Proto-Indo-European *d?ewsóm.
Noun
dier n
- animal
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Middle Dutch: dier
- Dutch: dier
Further reading
- “dier”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Slovak
Noun
dier
- genitive plural of diera
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian di?r, from Proto-West Germanic *deu?, from Proto-Germanic *deuz?, from Proto-Indo-European *d?ewsóm.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /di??r/
Noun
dier n (plural dieren, diminutive dierke)
- animal
Derived terms
- húsdier
- sûchdier
Further reading
- “dier”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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kier
English
Alternative forms
- keir
Etymology
From Old Norse (whence also Icelandic ker (“tub”)).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -??(?)
Noun
kier (plural kiers)
- A bleaching vat.
- 1934, Harry Bennett, Two Thousand Formulas, Recipes & Trade Secrets: The Classic “Do-It-Yourself” Book of Practical Everyday Chemistry, page 265,
- The oil is added to the saturated liquor, which is afterwards introduced into the kier. There is no change required in the bleaching operation.
- 1999, Samir Ranjan Karmakar, Chemical Technology In The Pre-Treatment Processes Of Textiles, Elsevier, page 65,
- The traditional sequence of pre-treatment is shortened by single stage bleaching, where kiers are still in use.
- 2007, Sarah Tarlow, The Archaeology of Improvement in Britain, 1750-1850, Cambridge University Press, page 166,
- Inside the typically long, narrow bleaching crofts were cisterns for bleaching cotton yarn, now represented by sunken stone tanks, and sealed vats called ‘kiers’ for bleaching cloth. The kiers would have been two storeys high and made of metal, but now all that remains are the footings and brackets that show where they once stood (2004: 99).
- 1934, Harry Bennett, Two Thousand Formulas, Recipes & Trade Secrets: The Classic “Do-It-Yourself” Book of Practical Everyday Chemistry, page 265,
Synonyms
- keeve
Anagrams
- Erik, Keir, Keri, Rike, keir, keri, rike
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ir
Noun
kier m or f (plural kieren, diminutive kiertje n)
- fissure, narrow opening
- De deur stond op een kier
Anagrams
- reik, riek
Livonian
Alternative forms
- (Courland) k?erõ
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *keertädäk.
Verb
kier
- turn
Luxembourgish
Verb
kier
- second-person singular imperative of kieren
Papiamentu
Etymology
From Portuguese querer and Spanish querer and Kabuverdianu kré.
Verb
kier
- to want, to wish
- to love, to like
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??r/
Etymology 1
From French cœur (“heart”), from Middle French coeur, cœur, from Old French cuer, coer, quer, from Latin cor, from Proto-Italic *kord, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *??r.
Noun
kier m anim
- (card games) heart (a suit of cards)
Declension
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Noun
kier f
- genitive plural of kra
Further reading
- kier in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- kier in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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