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Gier
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gier
German
Etymology
From de gmh gir, from de goh giri. The surname is from the noun, though it is also a Low German form of en Geyer and in some personal name shortenings related to the ancient gmw-pro *gaiʀ spear as in en Gerhardt.
Pronunciation
de /ɡiːr/ [ɡiːɐ̯]
de iːɐ̯ 1
de Gier
de De-Gier.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
f.sg
greed
de Habgier Habsucht
Declension
f.sg
Derived terms
de gierig
de gieren by secondary association
Related terms
de Besitzgier, de Fressgier, de Geldgier, de Habgier, de habgierig, de Neugier, de Neugierde, de neugierig, de Rachgier, de Raffgier
de Geier
Proper noun
surname
de
Further reading
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