Neuter
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Bier

Meaning

  1. (neuter, strong) beer (alcoholic beverage fermented from starch material; a serving of this beverage)
  2. (figuratively, informal, neuter, strong) business, beeswax (personal affairs)

Concepts

beer
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ale
pale ale
beers
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bier
coffin
⚰️
draught
lagers
malt liquor
ales
stouts
brewski
Valkyrie
yill
kangaroo piss
amber fluid
neck oil
beer
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Synonyms

Gerstensaft
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Schoppen
Maß
C1

Maurerbrause

Hopfentee

Hopfen und Malz

Arzneitrank

Lowine

Bitter
C1
Bräu
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obergäriges Bier

Äl

Bölkstoff

Krawallbrause

Flüssigbrot

Gerstenkaltgetränk

Gerstenkaltschale

kühles Blondes

Ale
C2

Ballerbrühe

Stout

Bierchen
20k
Molle
Humpen
Lagerbier
Translations

bière
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cerveza
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birra
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cerveja
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bier
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bira
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cervesa
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cerevisia
cervisia
بيرة
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μπίρα

ζύθος

جعة
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cervesa

Frequency

A2
Dialects

Appenzell Innerrhoden

Appenzell Innerrhoden

bier

Zürich

Zürich

bier

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/biːɐ̯/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German
bier
Inherited from Old High German
bior
Cognate with Dutch
Dutch
bier
Cognate with Low German
Beer
Cognate with English
English
beer
Cognate with Icelandic
bjór
In summary

From Middle High German bier, from Old High German bior, from Proto-West Germanic *beuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *beuzą (“beer”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰews-, *bheus- (“dross, sediment, brewer's yeast”). Akin to Dutch bier, Low German Beer, bêr, English beer, Icelandic bjór. More at beer.

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