gier

== Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɣiːr/ Hyphenation: gier Rhymes: -ir === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch gir, gier, from Old Dutch *gīr, from Proto-Germanic *gīraz, related to *geraz (“greed, desire, coveting”). ==== Noun ==== gier m (plural gieren, diminutive giertje n) (zoology) vulture (by extension) monster, notably hellspawn (figuratively) human vulture, rapacious or predatory person (figuratively) consuming desire ===== Synonyms ===== (zoology): giervogel m aasgier m (monster): giermonster n (desire): begeerte, smachten n ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle Dutch ghier, from Proto-Germanic *jēzō, a derivation from *jestuz (“fermentation”). The -r is a result of rhotacism. ==== Noun ==== gier m (plural gieren, diminutive giertje n) liquid manure, slurry Synonyms: aalmest, aalt, beer, mestvocht any swill, hogwash Synonym: draf ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 3 === See the verb gieren (“to screech”), which is ultimately imitative. ==== Noun ==== gier m (plural gieren, diminutive giertje n) a scream === Etymology 4 === From the verb gieren (“to veer back and forth, to yaw”). ==== Noun ==== gier m (plural gieren, diminutive giertje n) a (notably sharp and:or wide) sway, turn, swerve, notably by a vessel or vehicle (figuratively) a caprice, crazy/whimsical move === Etymology 5 === From Latin gyrus, from Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros). ==== Noun ==== gier m a gyre, circular motion, notably in astronomy === Etymology 6 === ==== Verb ==== gier inflection of gieren: first-person singular present indicative (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative imperative == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡiːɐ̯/ === Verb === gier singular imperative of gieren == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡjɛr/ Rhymes: -ɛr Syllabification: gier === Noun === gier f genitive plural of gra