different between pier vs kier

English

Etymology

From Middle English pere (“bridge pillar”), from Medieval Latin pera, from Old Northern French pira (“breakwater”), from Vulgar Latin *petricus, from Latin petra.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /p??/
• (General American) enPR: pîr, IPA^(key): /pi?/
• Rhymes: -??(?)
• Homophone: peer

Noun

pier (plural piers)

1. A raised platform built from the shore out over water, supported on piles; used to secure, or provide access to shipping; a jetty.
2. A similar structure, especially at a seaside resort, used to provide entertainment.
3. A structure supporting the junction between two spans of a bridge.
4. (architecture) A rectangular pillar, or similar structure, that supports an arch, wall or roof, or the hinges of a gate.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• jetty
• mole
• wharf

Anagrams

• Peri, peri, peri-, prie, ripe

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ir

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch pier, probably from the name Pierre.

Noun

pier m (plural pieren, diminutive piertje n)

1. (zoology) A worm, earthworm (in Flanders)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English pier.

Noun

pier m (plural pieren, diminutive piertje n)

1. (architecture) A pier, jetty

Derived terms

• wandelpier

See also

• aanlegsteiger
• golfbreker
• hoofd
• steiger

Etymology 3

Unknown; Flanders only

Alternative forms

• piere (obsolete)

Noun

pier m (plural pieren, diminutive piertje n)

1. (archaic) A physical trap
2. (archaic) A figurative trap, ambush
3. (archaic) A place one is trapped in:
   1. a prison
   2. a rabbit den

Derived terms

• pieren
• (trap types) steenpier(e), vliegepier(e)
• pierkoorde

Verb

pier

1. first-person singular present indicative of pieren
2. 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

• prei
• riep

Latin

Verb

pier

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of pi?

Middle English

Noun

pier

1. Alternative form of pere (“peer”)

Adjective

pier

1. Alternative form of pere (“equal”)

Romanian

Verb

pier

1. first-person singular present indicative of pieri
2. first-person singular present subjunctive of pieri

Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) biera

Noun

pier f (plural piers)

1. (Sutsilvan) beer, ale

Synonyms

• gervosa

English

Alternative forms

• keir

Etymology

From Old Norse (whence also Icelandic ker (“tub”)).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??(?)

Noun

kier (plural kiers)

1. 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).

Synonyms

• keeve

Anagrams

• Erik, Keir, Keri, Rike, keir, keri, rike

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ir

Noun

kier m or f (plural kieren, diminutive kiertje n)

1. 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

1. turn

Luxembourgish

Verb

kier

1. second-person singular imperative of kieren

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese querer and Spanish querer and Kabuverdianu kré.

Verb

kier

1. to want, to wish
2. 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

1. (card games) heart (a suit of cards)

Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

kier f

1. 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