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Dutch
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Pier ?
- a diminutive of the male given name Pieter
Anagrams
German
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
19th century, from English pier.
Noun
Pier m (strong, genitive Piers or Pieres, plural Piere or Piers) or
Pier f (genitive Pier, plural Piers or Pieren)
- pier
Declension
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German pîr, from Middle Dutch pier, spread by Dutch settlers during the eastern colonisation.
Noun
Pier m (strong, genitive Piers or Pieres, plural Piere)
- lugworm, sandworm
- Synonyms: Wattwurm, Prielwurm
- (parts of Northern Germany, informal) synonym of Regenwurm (“earthworm”)
Usage notes
- More often Pierwurm to distinguish from etymology 1 above. The commonest word is Wattwurm.
Declension
Further reading
- “Pier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
German Low German
Noun
Pier n pl
- plural of Pierd