dier

See also: Dier

EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From die +‎ -er.

NounEdit

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 notesEdit

Used in abstract and philosophical contexts, rather than in discussing a known individual who has died. Compare deceased.

AnagramsEdit

Deri, IDer, Reid, dire, drie, ired, ride

AfrikaansEdit

EtymologyEdit

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.

PronunciationEdit

IPA^(key): /dir/
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NounEdit

dier (plural diere)

animal
beast; brute

DutchEdit

Picture dictionary

dier

organisme

zoogdier

vis

amfibie

reptiel

vogel

insect

PronunciationEdit

IPA^(key): /dir/, [diːr], [diər]
audio (file)
Hyphenation: dier
Rhymes: -ir

Etymology 1Edit

From Middle Dutch dier, from Old Dutch dier, from Proto-West Germanic *deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm.

NounEdit

dier n (plural dieren, diminutive diertje n)

animal, any member of the kingdom Animalia

Usage notesEdit

Sometimes used as a term of endearment or flirtation, as in the phrase lekker dier.

Derived termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

From Middle Dutch dier.

DeterminerEdit

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 notesEdit

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 3Edit

AdjectiveEdit

dier (comparative dierder, superlative dierst)

(dialectal, archaic) Alternative form of duur

Derived termsEdit

dierbaar

AnagramsEdit

drie, ried

ElfdalianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse þeir, þær, from Proto-Germanic *þai.

PronounEdit

dier

they

LuxembourgishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old High German durri, from Proto-Germanic *þursuz.

PronunciationEdit

IPA^(key): /diːr/, [diə̯], [ˈdiː.ɐ]
Rhymes: -iːə
Homophones: Dier, dir, Dir

AdjectiveEdit

dier (masculine dieren, neuter diert, comparative méi dier, superlative am diersten)

(of plants and trees) dry, dead

DeclensionEdit

declension of dier

number and gender		singular			plural
number and gender		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
nominative / accusative	independent without determiner	dieren	dier	dieres	dierer
dative	after any declined word	dieren	dierer	dieren	dieren
dative	as first declined word	dierem	dierer	dierem	dieren