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Bier

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Alemannic GermanEdit

Alternative formsEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

Bier n (plural Bier)

  1. beer

GermanEdit

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

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 used to mean "different kinds of beer". For example: Pils und Kölsch sind beliebte deutsche Biere. – "Pils and Kölsch are popular German beers."

DeclensionEdit

Declension of Bier
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Bier die Biere
genitive eines des Bieres,
Biers		 der Biere
dative einem dem Bier,
Biere1		 den Bieren
accusative ein das Bier die Biere
1Now uncommon, see notes

Derived termsEdit

Terms derived from Bier

Further readingEdit

  • “Bier” in canoo.net
  • Bier in Duden online
  • “Bier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • „Bier“ in PONS (pons.eu)

LuxembourgishEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

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

NounEdit

Bier m (plural Bieren)

  1. bear
Derived termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

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

NounEdit

Bier n (plural Bier)

  1. berry
Derived termsEdit
Terms derived from Bier
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