Stier
See also: stier
Alemannic German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German stier (“bull”), from Old High German stior (“bull, calf of a bull”), from Proto-Germanic *steuraz. Cognate with German Stier, Dutch stier, English steer, Icelandic stjór.
Noun
editStier m
Synonyms
editReferences
edit- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co.
Dutch
editRam | Tweelingen | |
Dutch Wikipedia has an article about Stier. |
Etymology
editFrom stier.
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Proper noun
editStier m
See also
editZodiac signs in Dutch (layout · text) | |||||||||||
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Ram | Stier | Tweelingen | Kreeft | ||||||||
Leeuw | Maagd | Weegschaal | Schorpioen | ||||||||
Boogschutter | Steenbok | Waterman | Vissen |
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German stier (“bull”), from Old High German stior (“bull, calf of a bull”), from Proto-Germanic *steuraz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)táwros.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editStier m (strong, genitive Stieres or Stiers, plural Stiere)
Usage notes
edit- Stier is used in all contexts in the southern half of the language area. It is rare, however, in agricultural contexts in northern and central Germany (→ Bulle).
Declension
editDeclension of Stier [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
editProper noun
editStier m (strong, genitive Stieres or Stiers, no plural)
Meronyms
editSee also
editZodiac signs in German (layout · text) | |||||||||||
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Widder | Stier | Zwillinge | Krebs | ||||||||
Löwe | Jungfrau | Waage | Skorpion | ||||||||
Schütze | Steinbock | Wassermann | Fische |
Further reading
edit- “Stier” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Stier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Stier” in Duden online
- “Stier” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Stier”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008–
Hunsrik
editPronunciation
editNoun
editStier m (plural Stier, diminutive Stierche)
Further reading
editLuxembourgish
editAlternative forms
edit- Stir (superseded)
Etymology
editFrom Middle High German stirne, from Old High German stirna, from Proto-West Germanic *stirniju. Cognate with German Stirn.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editStier f (plural Stieren)
- forehead
- 2013, Christiane de Bricasart, Wann d'Rous sech verstoppt fir ze kräischen, →ISBN:
- Beim zweeten Ulaf ass meng Stir nach eng Kéier um Bord vum Dësch gelant.
- On the second attempt, my forehead once again landed on the edge of the table.
Further reading
edit- Stier in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire
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