Bier

== Alemannic German == === Alternative forms === Biär, Pier === Etymology === From Middle High German bier, from Old High German bior, from Proto-West Germanic *beuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *beuzą (“beer”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰews- (“dross, sediment, brewer's yeast”). Cognate with German Bier, Dutch bier, English beer, Icelandic bjór. More at beer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /biər/ === Noun === Bier n (plural Bier) beer == Central Franconian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /biə̯/ Homophone: Bir (may be distinguished by tone) === Etymology 1 === From Middle High German bier, from Old High German bior, from Proto-West Germanic *beuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *beuzą. ==== Noun ==== Bier n or m (plural Bier) (many dialects) beer (drink) ===== Usage notes ===== Masculine in southern Moselle Franconian, otherwise neuter. ===== Alternative forms ===== Beer (western Moselle Franconian) === Etymology 2 === From Middle High German bēr, from Old High German bēr, from Proto-West Germanic *bair. ==== Noun ==== Bier m (plural Biere) (most dialects) a male uncastrated pig; a boar ===== See also ===== Bärch, Barch (castrated) == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German bier, from Old High German bior, from Proto-West Germanic *beuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *beuzą (“beer”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰews-, *bheus- (“dross, sediment, brewer's yeast”). Akin to Dutch bier, Low German Beer, bêr, English beer, Icelandic bjór. More at beer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /biːɐ̯/ Rhymes: -iːɐ̯ === Noun === Bier n (strong, genitive Bieres or Biers, plural Biere or Bier, diminutive Bierchen n) (beverage) beer (alcoholic beverage fermented from starch material; a serving of this beverage) (figurative, informal) business, beeswax (personal affairs) Das ist nicht mein Bier! ― That's none of my business! ==== Usage notes ==== As is common with beverages in German, the unchanged plural Bier can be used after numerals in the sense of “quantities of beer” (glasses, bottles, cans). One may order: The marked plural Biere is used to mean different kinds of beer. ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== bierartig ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Italian: birra (see there for further descendants) → Romanian: bere → Swedish: bir, bira === Further reading === “Bier” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “Bier” in Duden online “Bier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Bier”, in PONS (in German), Stuttgart: PONS GmbH, 2001–2026 == Hunsrik == === Etymology === Inherited from Central Franconian bier, from Old High German bior, from Proto-West Germanic *beuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *beuzą (“beer”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰews-, *bheus- (“dross, sediment, brewer's yeast”). Cognate with German Bier. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpiːa/ Rhymes: -iːa Syllabification: Bier Homophone: Bia === Noun === Bier n (plural Biere) beer ==== Related terms ==== === References === == Luxembourgish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /biːr/, [biə̯], [ˈbiː.ɐ] Rhymes: -iːə === Etymology 1 === From Proto-West Germanic *berō, from Proto-Germanic *berô. Compare German Bär, English bear, Dutch beer. ==== Noun ==== Bier m (plural Bieren) bear ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From Old High German bira, from Latin pirum. ==== Noun ==== Bier f (plural Bieren) pear light bulb ===== Alternative forms ===== Bir (superseded in 2019) === Etymology 3 === From Proto-West Germanic *baʀi, from Proto-Germanic *bazją. Compare German Beere, Danish bær, English berry. ==== Noun ==== Bier n (plural Bier) berry ===== Usage notes ===== "Bier" can also mean "nut" or "bonce" (as in head) when used in Luxembourgish slang: i.e.: "wann's de dech net gëss, kriss de eng op d'Bier!" meaning "if you don't behave, you'll be hit in the head!" ===== Derived terms ===== == Pennsylvania German == === Etymology === From Middle High German bier, from Old High German bior, from Proto-West Germanic *beuʀ. Compare German Bier, Dutch bier, English beer. === Noun === Bier n (plural Biere) beer ==== Derived terms ==== Bierhef