Dier

dier English Etymology As an English surname, variant of en Dyer. As a en de - surname, from de Tier wild animal. Proper noun en. Anagrams en deir Deri IDer Reid dire drie ired ride Central Franconian Pronunciation gmw-cfr /diə̯/ Etymology 1 gmw-cfr gmw-pro gem-pro 2 From gmw-cfr gmh dier, from gmw-cfr goh *dior, West Central German variant of goh tior. Noun gmw-cfr noun n plural Dier or Diere diminutive Dierche gmw-cfr most of _ Ripuarian ; parts of _ Moselle Franconian especially eastern dialects animal Alternative forms gmw-cfr Deer Kölsch parts of Moselle Franconian and western Ripuarian gmw-cfr Deier Middle Moselle Derived terms gmw-cfr ärm Dier jeddem Dierche si Pläsierche Etymology 2 See the main entry. Noun gmw-cfr noun f plural Diere diminutive Dierche gmw-cfr Moselle Franconian gmw-cfr Dir door East Central German Etymology gmw-ecg gmw-pro gem-pro 2 From gmw-ecg gmh tier, from gmw-ecg goh tior. gmw-ecg - did undergo the shift West Germanic gmw-pro *d > goh t. Those dialects with modern ⟨d⟩ [d̥] show a later merger (so-called de Konsonantenschwächung). Noun gmw-ecg noun n gmw-ecg Upper Saxon animal Hunsrik Etymology hrx gmw-pro gem-pro 2 From hrx gmh dier, from hrx goh *dior, West Central German form of goh tior. Pronunciation dia Di.er dier Noun n Diere Dierche animal hrx En Dier is rinkomm un hot alles gefress. An animal came in here and ate everything. Further reading hrx Animals Low German Noun n Dieren nds Deert Luxembourgish Etymology lb gmw-pro gem-pro 2 From lb gmh düre, from lb goh duri, West Central German variant of goh turi. Pronunciation lb [di(ː)ə̯] enunciated also [ˈdiː.ɐ] lb iːə 1 lb dier dir Dir Noun f door Pennsylvania German Etymology 1 From pdc gmh düre, from pdc goh duri, West Central German form of goh turi. Compare de Tür, nl deur, en door. Noun pdc noun f plural Diere door Etymology 2 From pdc gmh dier, from pdc goh *dior, West Central German form of goh tior. Compare de Tier, nl dier, en deer, sv djur. Noun pdc noun n plural Diere animal, beast