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Pier
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pier píer
Dutch
Pronunciation
nl Nl-Pier.ogg
Proper noun
nl male Pieter
Anagrams
nl prei, nl riep
German
Pronunciation
de /piːr/ [pi(ː)ɐ̯]
de De-Pier.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de iːɐ̯ 1
Etymology 1
19th century, from de en pier.
Noun
m,s:es,e:s or
f,s:en
pier
Declension
m,s:es,e:s
f,s:en
Etymology 2
From de gml pîr, from de dum pier, spread by Dutch settlers during the eastern colonisation.
Noun
m,s:es,e
lugworm, sandworm
de Wattwurm Prielwurm
de parts of _ northern Germany informal de Regenwurm earthworm
Usage notes
More often de Pierwurm to distinguish from etymology 1 above. The commonest word is de Wattwurm.
Declension
m,s:es,e
Further reading
Low German
Noun
nds noun form n-p nds GLG
nds Pierd