Neuter
Tier
Meaning
- (neuter,strong) animal (see usage notes below)
- (neuter,strong) A person who has a quality thought of as animalistic, such as ferocity, strength, hairiness, etc.
- (jargon,neuter,strong) hind (female red deer)
Concepts
Synonyms
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
dier
Basel-Landschaft
viich
Zürich
tier
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/tiːr/
Etymology
From Middle High German tier, from Old High German tior, from Proto-West Germanic *deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm.
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