dier
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English
Etymology
Noun
dier (plural diers)
- One who dies.
- 1985, Don DeLillo, White Noise:
- It's a way of controlling death. A way of gaining the ultimate upper hand. Be the killer for a change. Let someone else be the dier.
- 2006, Shankar Mokashi Punekar, Awadheswari:
- Since other languages are structurally constrained to say who it was who died and since the original leaves the identity of the dier unexpressed, any translation in the target language is going to be incorrect.
Usage notes
- Used in abstract and philosophical contexts, rather than in discussing a known individual who has died. Compare deceased.
Anagrams
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch dier, from Middle Dutch dier, from Old Dutch *dior, from Proto-West Germanic *deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm.
Pronunciation
Noun
dier (plural diere)
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch dier, from Old Dutch dier, from Proto-West Germanic *deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm.
Noun
dier n (plural dieren, diminutive diertje n)
Usage notes
Sometimes used as a term of endearment or flirtation, as in the phrase lekker dier.
Derived terms
- boerderijdier
- buideldier
- chordadier
- circusdier
- cloacadier
- dagdier
- dierdicht
- dierenarts
- dierenbescherming
- dierenbeul
- dierendag
- dierenepos
- dierenhandel
- dierenleed
- dierenleven
- dierenmishandeling
- dierenperk
- dierenpsycholoog
- dierenrechten
- dierenriem
- dierenrijk
- dierentuin
- dierenvriend
- dierenwelzijn
- dierenwinkel
- diergaarde
- diergeneeskunde
- dierkunde
- dierlijk
- dieronterend
- dierproef
- diersoort
- diervriendelijk
- elpendier
- fabeldier
- gekorven dier
- gezelschapsdier
- gordeldier
- hoefdier
- huisdier
- kerfdier
- knaagdier
- knuffeldier
- koraaldier
- kruipdier
- kuddedier
- landdier
- lastdier
- maagzakdier
- manteldier
- nachtdier
- neteldier
- nutsdier
- pantoffeldier
- partijdier
- placentadier
- proefdier
- prooidier
- rendier
- reuzendier
- rijdier
- roofdier
- sabeldier
- schaaldier
- schelpdier
- schubdier
- slurfdier
- snaveldier
- sponsdier
- spookdier
- trekdier
- troeteldier
- vingerdier
- vogelbekdier
- waterdier
- weekdier
- werkdier
- werveldier
- zeedier
- zoogdier
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch dier.
Determiner
dier
- (demonstrative) her, their, the latter's (genitive feminine singular and genitive plural of die)
- De verdachte heeft zich samen met een vriend, haar dochter en dier vriend schuldig gemaakt aan de moord op haar echtgenoot [...] (from a verdict of the Court of Justice at 's-Gravenhage, 2011 )
- The accused (woman) is guilty of having murdered her husband in cooperation with a friend, her daughter and the latter's friend [...]
Usage notes
Dier is used in a similar way as the possessive determiners haar and hun. It is rare in spoken Dutch, but used occasionally in writing to avoid confusion. Compare:
- Zij vertelde van haar dochter en haar man. ― She told of her daughter and her (own) husband.
- Zij vertelde van haar dochter en dier man. ― She told of her daughter and the latter's husband.
The corresponding masculine and neuter singular form is diens.
Etymology 3
Dialectal variant of duur; compare besturen and bestieren, which displays the same alternation in vowels, arising from dialectal differences.
Adjective
dier (comparative dierder, superlative dierst)
Derived terms
Anagrams
Elfdalian
Etymology
From Old Norse þeir, þær, from Proto-Germanic *þai.
Pronoun
dier
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German durri, from Proto-Germanic *þursuz.
Pronunciation
Adjective
dier (masculine dieren, neuter diert, comparative méi dier, superlative am diersten)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | hien ass dier | si ass dier | et ass dier | si si(nn) dier | |
| nominative / accusative |
attributive and/or after determiner | dieren | dier | diert | dier |
| independent without determiner | dieres | dierer | |||
| dative | after any declined word | dieren | dierer | dieren | dieren |
| as first declined word | dierem | dierem | |||
Middle Dutch
Etymology 1
From Old Dutch dier, from Proto-West Germanic *deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm.
Noun
dier n
Inflection
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dier | dieree |
| accusative | dier | dieree |
| genitive | diers | dieree |
| dative | dieree | diereen |
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Determiner
dier
Further reading
- “dier”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “dier (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
dier
Old Dutch
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm.
Noun
dier n
Inflection
Declension of dier (neuter a-stem noun)
Descendants
Further reading
- “dier”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Slovak
Noun
dier
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian diār, from Proto-West Germanic *deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm.
Pronunciation
Noun
dier n (plural dieren, diminutive dierke)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “dier”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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