dier
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
dier (plural diers)
- One who dies.
- 1985, Don DeLillo, White Noise:
- It's a way of controlling death. A way of gaining the ultimate upper hand. Be the killer for a change. Let someone else be the dier.
- 2006, Shankar Mokashi Punekar, Awadheswari:
- Since other languages are structurally constrained to say who it was who died and since the original leaves the identity of the dier unexpressed, any translation in the target language is going to be incorrect.
Usage notes edit
- Used in abstract and philosophical contexts, rather than in discussing a known individual who has died. Compare deceased.
Anagrams edit
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch dier, from Middle Dutch dier, from Old Dutch *dior, from Proto-West Germanic *deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dier (plural diere)
Dutch edit
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Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch dier, from Old Dutch dier, from Proto-West Germanic *deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm.
Noun edit
dier n (plural dieren, diminutive diertje n)
Usage notes edit
Sometimes used as a term of endearment or flirtation, as in the phrase lekker dier.
Derived terms edit
- boerderijdier
- buideldier
- chordadier
- circusdier
- cloacadier
- dagdier
- dierdicht
- dierenarts
- dierenbescherming
- dierenbeul
- dierendag
- dierenepos
- dierenhandel
- dierenleed
- dierenmishandeling
- dierenperk
- dierenpsycholoog
- dierenrechten
- dierenriem
- dierenrijk
- dierentuin
- dierenvriend
- dierenwelzijn
- dierenwinkel
- diergaarde
- diergeneeskunde
- dierkunde
- dierlijk
- dieronterend
- dierproef
- diersoort
- diervriendelijk
- elpendier
- fabeldier
- gekorven dier
- gezelschapsdier
- gordeldier
- hoefdier
- huisdier
- kerfdier
- knaagdier
- knuffeldier
- koraaldier
- kruipdier
- kuddedier
- landdier
- lastdier
- maagzakdier
- manteldier
- nachtdier
- neteldier
- nutsdier
- pantoffeldier
- partijdier
- placentadier
- proefdier
- prooidier
- rendier
- reuzendier
- rijdier
- roofdier
- sabeldier
- schaaldier
- schelpdier
- schubdier
- slurfdier
- snaveldier
- sponsdier
- spookdier
- trekdier
- troeteldier
- vogelbekdier
- waterdier
- weekdier
- werkdier
- werveldier
- zeedier
- zoogdier
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle Dutch dier.
Determiner edit
dier
- (demonstrative) her, their, the latter's (genitive feminine singular and genitive plural of die).
- De verdachte heeft zich samen met een vriend, haar dochter en dier vriend schuldig gemaakt aan de moord op haar echtgenoot [...] (from a verdict of the Court of Justice at 's-Gravenhage, 2011 [1])
- The accused (woman) is guilty of having murdered her husband in cooperation with a friend, her daughter and the latter's friend [...]
Usage notes edit
Dier is used in a similar way as the possessive determiners haar and hun. It is rare in spoken Dutch, but used occasionally in writing to avoid confusion. Compare:
- Zij vertelde van haar dochter en haar man. ― She told of her daughter and her (own) husband.
- Zij vertelde van haar dochter en dier man. ― She told of her daughter and the latter's husband.
The corresponding masculine and neuter singular form is diens.
Etymology 3 edit
Adjective edit
dier (comparative dierder, superlative dierst)
Derived terms edit
Anagrams edit
Elfdalian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse þeir, þær, from Proto-Germanic *þai.
Pronoun edit
dier
Luxembourgish edit
Etymology edit
From Old High German durri, from Proto-Germanic *þursuz.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
dier (masculine dieren, neuter diert, comparative méi dier, superlative am diersten)
Declension edit
number and gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | hien ass dier | si ass dier | et ass dier | si si(nn) dier | |
nominative / accusative |
attributive and/or after determiner | dieren | dier | diert | dier |
independent without determiner | dieres | dierer | |||
dative | after any declined word | dieren | dierer | dieren | dieren |
as first declined word | dierem | dierem |
Middle Dutch edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Dutch dier, from Proto-West Germanic *deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm.
Noun edit
dier n
Inflection edit
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Determiner edit
dier
Further reading edit
- “dier”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “dier (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Verb edit
dier
Old Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm.
Noun edit
dier n
Inflection edit
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “dier”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Slovak edit
Noun edit
dier
West Frisian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Frisian diār, from Proto-West Germanic *deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dier n (plural dieren, diminutive dierke)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “dier”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011