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Hiër
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hier Hier hièr
Limburgish
Alternative forms
li hieër widespread variant
li hier Maastricht
li hièr Valkenburg
li heer East Limburgish Southeast Limburgish
li Heär Heer Krefeld
Etymology
li ine-pro *(s)ḱeh₃-
li gmw-pro gem-pro
Possibly from li goh hērro.
Pronunciation
li /hiə̯ʁ/
li hieër
li iə̯ʁ 1
Noun
li noun m plural Hiëre diminutive Hiërke locative Hiëvesch vocative Härr
li Eupen archaic man, gentleman (polite term)
li Eupen archaic sir (title of respect)
li Eupen archaic Mr., mister, sir
li Eupen archaic gentleman
li Eupen archaic master, lord (generally denotes that somebody has control over something, either in a generic or in a regal sense)
li Eupen uncommon Lord, God
li Härrgott specifically the Christian god
Usage notes
Has been replaced in most contexts by the vocative li Härr. The original is still sometimes used to refer to God.
li People Male people Titles God Religion