dier

== English == === Etymology === From die + -er. === Noun === dier (plural diers) One who dies. ==== Usage notes ==== Used in abstract and philosophical contexts, rather than in discussing a known individual who has died. Compare deceased. === Anagrams === Deri, IDer, Reid, dire, drie, ired, ride == Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch dier, from Middle Dutch dier, from Old Dutch *dior, from Proto-West Germanic *deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dir/, [diːr] === Noun === dier (plural diere) animal beast; brute == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dir/, [diːr], [diər] Hyphenation: dier Rhymes: -ir === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch dier, from Old Dutch dier, from Proto-West Germanic *deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm. ==== 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: Zij vertelde van haar dochter en haar man. ― She told of her daughter and her (own) husband. Zij vertelde van haar dochter en dier man. ― She told of her daughter and the latter's husband. The corresponding masculine and neuter singular form is diens. === Etymology 3 === Dialectal variant of duur; compare besturen and bestieren, which displays the same alternation in vowels, arising from dialectal differences. ==== 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 ==== Declension ==== == Luxembourgish == === Etymology === From Old High German durri, from Proto-Germanic *þursuz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /diːr/, [diə̯], [ˈdiː.ɐ] Rhymes: -iːə 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 == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /diə̯r/ === Etymology 1 === From Old Dutch dier, from Proto-West Germanic *deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm. ==== Noun ==== dier n animal ===== Inflection ===== ===== Descendants ===== Dutch: dier Limburgish: deer === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== 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 == Middle English == === Noun === dier (Early Middle English, Essex or Late Middle English, Kent) alternative form of der (“deer”) == Norwegian Bokmål == === Verb === dier present tense of die == Old Dutch == === Alternative forms === dior === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm. === Noun === dier n animal ==== Inflection ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle Dutch: dier Dutch: dier Afrikaans: dier Limburgish: deer ==== Further reading ==== “dier”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012 == Slovak == === Noun === dier genitive plural of diera == West Frisian == === Etymology === From Old Frisian diār, from Proto-West Germanic *deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /diə̯r/ === Noun === dier n (plural dieren, diminutive dierke) animal ==== Derived terms ==== húsdier sûchdier ==== Further reading ==== “dier”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011