Arier

== German == === Etymology === From Sanskrit आर्य (ārya, “noble”). More at Aryan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaː.ʁi.ɐ/ === Noun === Arier m (strong, genitive Ariers, plural Arier, feminine Arierin) (ethnography, linguistics, dated) Indo-Iranian, Aryan (member of an eastern Indo-European subgroup) Synonym: Indoiranier (Indoiraner) (by extension, archaic) Aryan (member of any Indo-European people or even the entire “Caucasian” race) Synonyms: Indogermane, Indoeuropäer, Europide, Kaukasier, Weißer (Nazism) Aryan (member of an alleged master race, in principle defined as non-Jewish Whites, but sometimes also excluding Slavs and others, based on political strategy rather than principle) (informal, humorous, possibly offensive) someone with light-coloured skin, hair and/or eyes, especially when also tall ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Ariertum Ehrenarier ==== Related terms ==== arisch arisieren === Further reading === “Arier” in Duden online