Gier

See also: gier

German

Etymology

From Middle High German gir, from Old High German giri. The surname is from the noun, though it is also a Low German form of Geyer and in some personal name shortenings related to the ancient *gaiʀ (“spear”) as in Gerhardt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡiːɐ̯/
• Rhymes: -iːɐ̯

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Noun

Gier f (genitive Gier, no plural)

1. greed

   Synonyms: Habgier, Habsucht

Declension

Declension of Gier [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Gier
genitive	einer	der	Gier
dative	einer	der	Gier
accusative	eine	die	Gier

Derived terms

• gierig
• gieren (by secondary association)

Related terms

• Besitzgier, Fressgier, Geldgier, Habgier, habgierig, Neugier, Neugierde, neugierig, Rachgier, Raffgier
• Geier

Proper noun

Gier m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Giers or (with an article) Gier, feminine genitive Gier, plural Giers or Gier)

1. a surname

Further reading

• “Gier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Gier” in Duden online