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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch barbier, from Old French barbier.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɑrˈbiːr/
- Hyphenation: bar‧bier
- Rhymes: -iːr
Noun
barbier m (plural barbiers, diminutive barbiertje n, feminine barbierster)
- (chiefly historical) barber (hairdresser)
- (historical) surgeon
Derived terms
Descendants
French
Etymology
From barbe + -ier.
Pronunciation
Noun
barbier m (plural barbiers, feminine barbière)
- barber
- C'est alors qu'un Sicilien à voix forte entra dans la boutique, crevant cette tranquillité ; que le barbier, tout causant aussitôt, ne rasa plus que d'une main distraite et, d'un franc coup de lame, vlan ! écornifla le bouton. (Gide, Les Caves du Vatican, 1914)
Descendants
Further reading
German
Pronunciation
Verb
barbier
- imperative singular of barbieren
- (colloquial) first-person singular present of barbieren
Malay
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Dutch barbier.
Noun
barbier (plural barbier-barbier, informal 1st possessive barbierku, 2nd possessive barbiermu, 3rd possessive barbiernya)
- (Dutch East Indies) barber
Further reading
- Kwik Khing Djoen (1923) Kitab Vortaro: Segala Perkatahan-Perkatahan Asing Jang Soeda Oemoem Di Goena Ken Di Dalem Soerat-Soerat Kabar Melayoe [Dictionary Book: all foreign words which are commonly used in Malay newspapers], Batavia: Sin Po, page 24