Wiktionary

vier

See also: Vier and vièr

English Edit

Etymology Edit

From vie +‎ -er.

Noun Edit

vier (plural viers)

  1. One who vies for something.
    • 1991, Diane Lynch Fraser, Playdancing, page 90:
      Evidently, there were two children vying for a third's attention. The two attention viers were engaged in a series of gymnastic feats on a small portable trampoline. Two girls were trying to outdo each other to impress the third child, a boy.

Anagrams Edit

Afrikaans Edit

Afrikaans cardinal numbers
 <  3 4 5  > 
    Cardinal : vier
    Ordinal : vierde

Etymology Edit

From Dutch vier, from Middle Dutch vier, from Old Dutch viuwar, vier, from Proto-Germanic *fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr, the neuter form of *kʷetwóres.

Pronunciation Edit

  • Audio(file)

Numeral Edit

vier

  1. four

Alemannic German Edit

cardinal number
4 Previous: drüü
Next: foif

Etymology Edit

From Middle High German vier, from Old High German fior, from Proto-West Germanic *feuwar, from Proto-Germanic *fedwōr. Cognate with German vier, Dutch vier, English four, Icelandic fjórir.

Pronunciation Edit

Numeral Edit

vier

  1. four

Derived terms Edit

Bavarian Edit

Bavarian numbers (edit)
 ←  3 4 5  → 
    Cardinal: vier

Alternative forms Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Numeral Edit

vier

  1. four

Central Franconian Edit

Etymology Edit

From Middle High German vier, from Old High German fior, from Proto-West Germanic *feuwar, from Proto-Germanic *fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres.

Pronunciation Edit

Numeral Edit

vier

  1. (most dialects) four

Dutch Edit

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Pronunciation Edit

  • IPA(key): /vir/, [viːr], [viər], [f-]
  • audio (Belgium)(file)
  • audio (Netherlands)(file)
  • Hyphenation: vier
  • Rhymes: -ir

Etymology 1 Edit

From Middle Dutch vier, from Old Dutch viuwar, vier, from Proto-West Germanic *feuwar, from Proto-Germanic *fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr, the neuter form of *kʷetwóres.

Numeral Edit

Dutch numbers (edit)
40
 ←  3 4 5  → 
    Cardinal: vier
    Ordinal: vierde

vier

  1. four.
Derived terms Edit
Related terms Edit
Descendants Edit
  • Afrikaans: vier
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: firi
  • Jersey Dutch: vîr
  • Negerhollands: vier, veer, fi
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: firi
  • → Trió: pirë

Noun Edit

vier m (plural vieren, diminutive viertje n)

  1. a sign for or representation of four
    De vier op zijn shirt was nauwelijks meer te zien. ― The four on his shirt was barely visible anymore.
  2. the value four, e.g. as a score
    Hij had veel onvoldoendes, drie vijven en een vier. ― He had many failing grades, three fives and one four.
  3. (uncountable) a group of four.
    Die vier zijn natuurlijk blij, maar laten we ook denken aan het verdriet van de vier die zijn afgewezen. ― Those four are of course happy, but let us also think of the sadness of the four who were rejected.

Etymology 2 Edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb Edit

vier

  1. inflection of vieren:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

German Edit

German numbers (edit)
40
 ←  3 4 5  → 
    Cardinal: vier
    Ordinal: vierte
    Sequence adverb: viertens
    Ordinal abbreviation: 4.
    Adverbial: viermal
    Adverbial abbreviation: 4-mal
    Multiplier: vierfach
    Multiplier abbreviation: 4-fach
    Fractional: Viertel
    Polygon: Viereck
    Polygon abbreviation: 4-Eck
    Polygonal adjective: viereckig
    Polygonal adjective abbreviation: 4-eckig
German Wikipedia article on 4

Etymology Edit

From Middle High German vier, from Old High German fior, from Proto-West Germanic *feuwar, from Proto-Germanic *fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr, the neuter form of *kʷetwóres. Compare Dutch vier, English four, Danish fire, Swedish fyra.

Pronunciation Edit

Numeral Edit

vier

  1. (cardinal number) four (numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 4; or describing a set with four elements)
    • 1682, Benignus Kybler, WunderSpiegl Oder Göttliche Wunderwerck. Dritter und letzter Theil, page 144:
      Bey Ablauffung der fünfften Wochen/ erschine ihr die Himmel-Königin abermahlen/ vnd raichet ein Himmlisches Getranck dar/ welches sie mit allgebürender Ehrerbütigkeit angenommen vnd genossen/ zumahlen sich dermassen erhollet hat / daß ihre Stärcke vnnd Leibs-Kräften weit grösser dann zuvoren/ nit leicht auch von vieren Männern kundte überwunden werden.
      When the fifth week end / the heavenly queen appeared to her again / and gave her a heavenly drink / that she accepted with appropriate reverence and enjoyed / so that she recreated so much, / that her strength and health were much higher than before / and couldn't easily be overcome by four men.

Declension Edit

Normally uninflected, but note the following:

  • viere (now colloquial, used independently of a noun), e.g. Die Turmuhr schlug viere. ― The clock tower struck four.
  • genitive: vierer (literary), e.g. nach Verlauf vierer Jahre ― after the course of four years
  • dative: vieren (literary, now used independently of a noun), e.g. der letzte von vieren ― the last of four

Coordinate terms Edit

German cardinal numbers from 0 to 99
—0 —1 —2 —3 —4 —5 —6 —7 —8 —9
0— null eins, (before a noun) ein zwei drei vier fünf sechs sieben acht neun
1— zehn elf zwölf dreizehn vierzehn fünfzehn sechzehn siebzehn achtzehn neunzehn
2— zwanzig einundzwanzig zweiundzwanzig dreiundzwanzig vierundzwanzig fünfundzwanzig sechsundzwanzig siebenundzwanzig achtundzwanzig neunundzwanzig
3— Germany, Austria: dreißig
Switzerland, Liechtenstein: dreissig		 Germany, Austria: einunddreißig
Switzerland, Liechtenstein: einunddreissig		 Germany, Austria: zweiunddreißig
Switzerland, Liechtenstein: zweiunddreissig		 Germany, Austria: dreiunddreißig
Switzerland, Liechtenstein: dreiunddreissig		 Germany, Austria: vierunddreißig
Switzerland, Liechtenstein: vierunddreissig		 Germany, Austria: fünfunddreißig
Switzerland, Liechtenstein: fünfunddreissig		 Germany, Austria: sechsunddreißig
Switzerland, Liechtenstein: sechsunddreissig		 Germany, Austria: siebenunddreißig
Switzerland, Liechtenstein: siebenunddreissig		 Germany, Austria: achtunddreißig
Switzerland, Liechtenstein: achtunddreissig		 Germany, Austria: neununddreißig
Switzerland, Liechtenstein: neununddreissig
4— vierzig einundvierzig zweiundvierzig dreiundvierzig vierundvierzig fünfundvierzig sechsundvierzig siebenundvierzig achtundvierzig neunundvierzig
5— fünfzig einundfünfzig zweiundfünfzig dreiundfünfzig vierundfünfzig fünfundfünfzig sechsundfünfzig siebenundfünfzig achtundfünfzig neunundfünfzig
6— sechzig einundsechzig zweiundsechzig dreiundsechzig vierundsechzig fünfundsechzig sechsundsechzig siebenundsechzig achtundsechzig neunundsechzig
7— siebzig einundsiebzig zweiundsiebzig dreiundsiebzig vierundsiebzig fünfundsiebzig sechsundsiebzig siebenundsiebzig achtundsiebzig neunundsiebzig
8— achtzig einundachtzig zweiundachtzig dreiundachtzig vierundachtzig fünfundachtzig sechsundachtzig siebenundachtzig achtundachtzig neunundachtzig
9— neunzig einundneunzig zweiundneunzig dreiundneunzig vierundneunzig fünfundneunzig sechsundneunzig siebenundneunzig achtundneunzig neunundneunzig
German cardinal numbers from 100 onward

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Derived terms Edit

Related terms Edit

Further reading Edit

  • “vier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “vier” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “vier” in Duden online
  •   vier on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Latin Edit

Verb Edit

vier

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of viō

Middle Dutch Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

From Old Dutch viuwar, vier, from Proto-West Germanic *feuwar, from Proto-Germanic *fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr, the neuter form of *kʷetwóres.

Numeral Edit

vier

  1. four
Descendants Edit

Etymology 2 Edit

Noun Edit

vier n

  1. (Flemish, sometimes Brabant) Alternative form of vuur

Further reading Edit

Norwegian Bokmål Edit

Verb Edit

vier

  1. present tense of vie

Pennsylvania German Edit

Pennsylvania German cardinal numbers
 <  3 4 5  > 
    Cardinal : vier
    Ordinal : viert

Etymology Edit

From Middle High German vier, from Old High German fior, from Proto-West Germanic *feuwar. Compare German vier, Dutch vier, English four.

Pronunciation Edit

Numeral Edit

vier

  1. four

Portuguese Edit

Pronunciation Edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /viˈɛ(ʁ)/ [vɪˈɛ(h)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈvjɛ(ʁ)/ [ˈvjɛ(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /viˈɛ(ɾ)/ [vɪˈɛ(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈvjɛ(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /viˈɛ(ʁ)/ [vɪˈɛ(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈvjɛ(ʁ)/ [ˈvjɛ(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /viˈɛ(ɻ)/ [vɪˈɛ(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈvjɛ(ɻ)/
 

  • Hyphenation: vi‧er

Verb Edit

vier

  1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of vir

Romanian Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

Inherited from Latin verrēs.

Pronunciation Edit

IPA(key): /vjer/

Noun Edit

vier m (plural vieri)

  1. (un-castrated pig) boar
  2. (male) wild boar
Declension Edit
Declension of vier
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) vier vierul (niște) vieri vierii
genitive/dative (unui) vier vierului (unor) vieri vierilor
vocative vierule vierilor

See also Edit

Etymology 2 Edit

From vie (“vineyard”), or from Latin vīneārius.

Alternative forms Edit

Pronunciation Edit

IPA(key): /viˈer/

Noun Edit

vier m (plural vieri)

  1. vintager
  2. (rare) vine grower
Declension Edit
Declension of vier
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) vier vierul (niște) vieri vierii
genitive/dative (unui) vier vierului (unor) vieri vierilor
vocative vierule vierilor

Slovak Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Noun Edit

vier

  1. genitive plural of viera

West Flemish Edit

Etymology Edit

From Middle Dutch vier, variant of vuur, from Old Dutch fuir, from Proto-West Germanic *fuir, from Proto-Germanic *fōr, from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥.

Noun Edit

vier n

  1. fire

Yola Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

From Middle English ver (“squirrel fur”, rarely "weasel"), from Old French vair, from Latin varius (“variegated”).

Alternative forms Edit

Noun Edit

vier

  1. weasel

Etymology 2 Edit

Noun Edit

vier

  1. Alternative form of vire (“fire”)

References Edit

  • Jacob Poole (1867), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, page 75

Zealandic Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

From Middle Dutch vier, from Old Dutch viuwar, vier, from Frankish and Proto-West Germanic *feuwar, from Proto-Germanic *fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr, the neuter form of *kʷetwóres.

Numeral Edit

vier

  1. four

Etymology 2 Edit

From Middle Dutch vier, variant of vuur.

Noun Edit

vier n (plural [please provide])

  1. fire
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