Bier

Alternative formsEdit

• Biär
• Pier

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /biər/

NounEdit

Bier n (plural Bier)

1. beer

EtymologyEdit

From Middle High German bier, from Old High German bior, from Proto-Germanic *beuzą (“beer”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰews-, *bheus- (“dross, sediment, brewer's yeast”). Akin to Dutch bier, Low German Beer, bêr, English beer, Icelandic bjór. More at beer.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): [biːɐ̯]

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• Rhymes: -iːɐ̯

NounEdit

Bier n (genitive Biers or Bieres, plural Biere or Bier, diminutive Bierchen n)

1. beer

Usage notesEdit

• As is common with beverages in German, the unchanged plural Bier is used after numerals in the sense of "quantities of beer" (glasses, bottles, cans). One may order: Zwei Bier, bitte! – "Two beers, please!" (Nota bene: In many places of the German language area, this is not a common order; instead one needs to specify Pils, Weißbier, Kölsch, etc.)
• The marked plural Biere is only used to mean "different kinds of beer". For example: Pils und Kölsch sind beliebte deutsche Biere. – "Pils and Kölsch are popular German beers."

DeclensionEdit

Derived termsEdit

External linksEdit

• Bier in Duden online

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /biːə/

Etymology 1Edit

From Proto-Germanic *berô. Compare German Bär, English bear, Dutch beer.

NounEdit

Bier m (plural Bieren)

1. bear

Derived termsEdit

• Äisbier
• Teddybier

Etymology 2Edit

From Proto-Germanic *bazją. Compare German Beere, Danish bær, English berry.

NounEdit

Bier n (plural Bier)

1. berry

Derived termsEdit