Dier

== English == === Etymology === As an English surname, variant of Dyer. As a German surname, from Tier (“wild animal”). === Proper noun === Dier A surname. === Anagrams === Deri, IDer, Reid, dire, drie, ired, ride == Central Franconian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /diə̯/ === Etymology 1 === From Middle High German dier, from Old High German *dior, West Central German variant of tior. ==== Noun ==== Dier n (plural Dier or Diere, diminutive Dierche) (most of Ripuarian; parts of Moselle Franconian, especially eastern dialects) animal ===== Alternative forms ===== Deer (Kölsch, parts of Moselle Franconian and western Ripuarian) Deier (Middle Moselle) ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the main entry. ==== Noun ==== Dier f (plural Diere, diminutive Dierche) (Moselle Franconian) alternative spelling of Dir (“door”) == East Central German == === Etymology === From Middle High German tier, from Old High German tior. East Central German did undergo the shift West Germanic *d > t. Those dialects with modern ⟨d⟩ [d̥] show a later merger (so-called Konsonantenschwächung). === Noun === Dier n (Upper Saxon) animal == Hunsrik == === Etymology === From Middle High German dier, from Old High German *dior, West Central German form of tior. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtiːa/ Rhymes: -iːa Syllabification: Di‧er Homophone: dier === Noun === Dier n (plural Diere, diminutive Dierche) animal === Further reading === Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Dier”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch == Low German == === Noun === Dier n (plural Dieren) alternative form of Deert == Luxembourgish == === Etymology === From Middle High German düre, from Old High German duri, West Central German variant of turi. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [di(ː)ə̯], (enunciated also) [ˈdiː.ɐ] Rhymes: -iːə Homophones: dier, dir, Dir === Noun === Dier f (plural Dieren) door == Pennsylvania German == === Etymology 1 === From Middle High German düre, from Old High German duri, West Central German form of turi. Compare German Tür, Dutch deur, English door. ==== Noun ==== Dier f (plural Diere) door === Etymology 2 === From Middle High German dier, from Old High German *dior, West Central German form of tior. Compare German Tier, Dutch dier, English deer, Swedish djur. ==== Noun ==== Dier n (plural Diere) animal, beast