Getier

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German

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Etymology

ge- +‎ Tier

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈtiːɐ̯/
  • Hyphenation: Ge‧tier
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Noun

Getier n (strong, genitive Getieres or Getiers, no plural)

  1. (collectively) beasts, animals
    • 1837, Brothers Grimm, “Der Zaunkönig und der Bär”, in Kinder- und Haus-Märchen, Band 2, 3rd edition, page 100:
      Also war dem Bären der Krieg angekündigt, und ward alles vierfüßige Gethier berufen, Ochs, Esel, Rind, Hirsch, Reh, und was die Erde sonst alles trägt. Der Zaunkönig aber berief alles, was in der Luft fliegt; nicht allein die Vögel groß und klein, sondern auch die Mücken, Hornissen, Bienen und Fliegen mußten herbei.
      So war was announced to the bear, and all four-footed animals were called, ox, donkey, ox, stag, deer, and whatever else the earth bears. But the wren called everything that flies in the air; Not only the birds big and small, but also the mosquitoes, hornets, bees and flies had to come.

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