dier
English
editEtymology
editNoun
editdier (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
editAfrikaans
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editNoun
editdier (plural diere)
Dutch
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Pronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle Dutch dier, from Old Dutch dier, from Proto-West Germanic *deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm.
Noun
editdier n (plural dieren, diminutive diertje n)
Usage notes
editSometimes 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
editFrom Middle Dutch dier.
Determiner
editdier
- (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
editDier 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
editDialectal variant of duur; compare besturen and bestieren, which displays the same alternation in vowels, arising from dialectal differences.
Adjective
editdier (comparative dierder, superlative dierst)
Derived terms
editAnagrams
editElfdalian
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse þeir, þær, from Proto-Germanic *þai.
Pronoun
editdier
Luxembourgish
editEtymology
editFrom Old High German durri, from Proto-Germanic *þursuz.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editdier (masculine dieren, neuter diert, comparative méi dier, superlative am diersten)
Declension
editnumber 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
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Dutch dier, from Proto-West Germanic *deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm.
Noun
editdier n
Inflection
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Descendants
editEtymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Determiner
editdier
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
editVerb
editdier
Old Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm.
Noun
editdier n
Inflection
editThis noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
editFurther reading
edit- “dier”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Slovak
editNoun
editdier
West Frisian
editEtymology
editFrom Old Frisian diār, from Proto-West Germanic *deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editdier n (plural dieren, diminutive dierke)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “dier”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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