See also: Tieren

Danish edit

Noun edit

tieren c

  1. definite singular of tier

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch tieren, from Proto-West Germanic *tiari- (neat, splendid), from Proto-Germanic *diH-or-i-.[1] The ultimate origin is uncertain, but cognate with Old Norse tærr (clear (water)), which could be related to tár (tear) << Proto-Germanic *tahrą.[2]

Cognate with German zieren, and also sieren which was borrowed from Middle High German.

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -irən

Verb edit

tieren

  1. to thrive, prosper
  2. to make a fuss, to rant

Inflection edit

Inflection of tieren (weak)
infinitive tieren
past singular tierde
past participle getierd
infinitive tieren
gerund tieren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular tier tierde
2nd person sing. (jij) tiert tierde
2nd person sing. (u) tiert tierde
2nd person sing. (gij) tiert tierde
3rd person singular tiert tierde
plural tieren tierden
subjunctive sing.1 tiere tierde
subjunctive plur.1 tieren tierden
imperative sing. tier
imperative plur.1 tiert
participles tierend getierd
1) Archaic.

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “tairi-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 506
  2. ^ “tærr” in: Richard Cleasby, Guðbrandur Vigfússon — An Icelandic-English Dictionary (1874)

Anagrams edit

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Noun edit

tieren m

  1. definite singular of tier