Hier
GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From hier (“here”, adverb).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
Hier n (strong, genitive Hiers, no plural)
- (abstract) here, this place.
- Im Hier und Jetzt leben. ― To live in the here and now.
DeclensionEdit
Declension of Hier [sg-only, neuter, strong]
See alsoEdit
LuxembourgishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- Hir (superseded in 2019)
EtymologyEdit
From Old High German hirni, from Proto-Germanic *hirzniją. Cognate with German Hirn, Dutch hersenen, English harns, Icelandic hjarni.
PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key): /hiːr/, [ˈhiː.ɐ], [hiə̯]
- Homophones: hier, hir
NounEdit
Hier n (plural Hieren)
- brain (as food/meat)
Derived termsEdit
Saterland FrisianEdit
NounEdit
Hier n (plural Hiere)
- Alternative spelling of Híer