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Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from German Geier (“vulture”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Geier m anim (female equivalent Geierová)
- a male surname
Declension
Declension of Geier (hard masculine animate)
Further reading
- “Geier”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)
German
Etymology
From Middle High German gīr, from Old High German gīr.
Pronunciation
Noun
Geier m (strong, genitive Geiers, plural Geier)
- vulture
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle High German gīr, from Old High German gīr.
Noun
Geier m (plural Geier or Geieren)
- vulture
Noun
Geier m (uncountable)
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- Synonyms: Gäiz, Knéckegkeet
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- Synonym: Knéckjang
Further reading
- Geier in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire
Slovak
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Geier m pers (female equivalent Geierová)
- a male surname
Further reading
- “Geier”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024