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English
Etymology
- As an English surname, variant of Dyer.
- As a German surname, from Tier (“wild animal”).
Proper noun
Dier
- A surname.
Anagrams
East Central German
Etymology
From Middle High German tier, from Old High German tior.
Noun
Dier
- (Upper Saxon) animal
Hunsrik
Etymology
From Middle High German tier, from Old High German tior.
Pronunciation
Noun
Dier n (plural Diere, diminutive Dierche)
- animal
En Dier is rinkomm un hot alles gefress.- An animal came in here and ate everything.
Further reading
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle High German türe, from Old High German duri, a northern variant of turi.
Pronunciation
Noun
Dier f (plural Dieren)
- door
Pennsylvania German
Etymology 1
From Middle High German türe, from Old High German turi. Compare German Tür, Dutch deur, English door.
Noun
Dier f (plural Diere)
- door
Etymology 2
From Middle High German tier, from Old High German tior. Compare German Tier, Dutch dier, English deer, Swedish djur.
Noun
Dier n (plural Diere)
- animal, beast