veer

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) a feather, plume
2. (feminine) a mechanical spring (e.g. metallic helix which resists stress)
3. (feminine) a twisted leaf, notably of a fern

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of veren:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of veren:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of veren:

veren

• Adj
• Verb
• Verb
• Noun

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Concepts

feather

🪶

spring

ferry

⛴️

ferryboat

plume

quill

coil

Synonyms

veder

pluim

veerpont

drijfveer

veerboot

overzet

springveer

ferry

pont

⛴️

pen

spiraal

Translations

Feder

🪶

plume

🪶

piuma

🪶

pluma

🪶

ressort

mola

pluma

pena

tüy

ferry

⛴️

ploma

🪶

resorte

molla

penna

🪽

Pronounced as (IPA)

/veːr/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: vedere

Inherited from Old Dutch: fethara

Cognate with Low German: Fedder

Cognate with German: Feder

Cognate with Western Frisian: fear

Cognate with English: feather

Cognate with Danish: fjer

Cognate with Swedish: fjäder

Inherited from Middle Dutch: vere

Inherited from Old Dutch: feri

Cognate with German: Fähre

In summary

A contraction of veder, from Middle Dutch vedere, from Old Dutch fethara, from Proto-West Germanic *feþru, from Proto-Germanic *feþrō, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ ~ pth₂én- (“feather, wing”), from *peth₂- (“to fly”). The sense "spring" is derived from the ability of feathers to resume their shape when bent.
Cognate with Low German Fedder, German Feder, West Frisian fear, English feather, Danish fjer, Swedish fjäder.