Bier

See also: bier

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Alemannic GermanEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• Biär, Pier

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /biər/

NounEdit

Bier n (plural Bier)

1. beer

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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

• IPA^(key): /biːɐ̯/
• Rhymes: -iːɐ̯

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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

• Bierabend
• Bierbaß
• Bierbecher
• Bierbrauer

• Biergarten
• Bierhefe
• Bierjunge
• Bierkeller

• Bierleiche
• Bierschaum
• Rauchbier
• Weißbier

DescendantsEdit

• → Italian: birra
  • → Arabic: بيرة‎ (bīra)
  • → Egyptian Arabic: بيرة‎ (bīra)
  • → Greek: μπίρα (bíra)
  • → Maltese: birra
  • → Spanish: birra
  • → Turkish: bira
• → Romanian: bere
• → Swedish: bir

Further readingEdit

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

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LuxembourgishEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /biːə̯/
• Rhymes: -iːə

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

Terms derived from Bier

• Hambier
• Molbier

• Päerdsbier
• Schwaarzbier

• Äerdbier

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Pennsylvania GermanEdit

EtymologyEdit

Compare German Bier, Dutch bier, English beer.

NounEdit

Bier n (plural Biere)

1. beer