tieren

See also: Tieren

Danish

Noun

tieren c

1. definite singular of tier

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch tieren, from Proto-West Germanic *tiari- (“neat, splendid”), from Proto-Germanic *diH-or-i-. The ultimate origin is uncertain, but cognate with Old Norse tærr (“clear (water)”), which could be related to tár (“tear”) << Proto-Germanic *tahrą.

Cognate with German zieren, and also sieren which was borrowed from Middle High German.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -irən

Verb

tieren

1. to thrive, prosper
2. to make a fuss, to rant

Inflection

Conjugation of tieren (weak)
infinitive	tieren
past singular	tierde
past participle	getierd
infinitive	tieren
gerund	tieren n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	tier	tierde
2nd person sing. (jij)	tiert, tier2	tierde
2nd person sing. (u)	tiert	tierde
2nd person sing. (gij)	tiert	tierde
3rd person singular	tiert	tierde
plural	tieren	tierden
subjunctive sing.1	tiere	tierde
subjunctive plur.1	tieren	tierden
imperative sing.	tier
imperative plur.1	tiert
participles	tierend	getierd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• welig tieren

Anagrams

• rieten, tiener

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

tieren m

1. definite singular of tier