Tier
See also: tier
German
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Alternative forms
- Thier (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old High German tior, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą. Cognate with Danish dyr, Gothic 𐌳𐌹𐌿𐍃 (dius), Old Norse dýr, English deer.
Pronunciation
- (deprecated use of
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Noun
Tier n (genitive Tieres or Tiers, plural Tiere)
- animal (see usage notes below)
- 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 25/2010, page 140:
- Mit seinen 30 Meter Länge und mitunter mehr als 150 Tonnen Gewicht übertrifft der Blauwal jedes andere Tier auf Erden.
- With its length of 30 meters and weight of sometimes more than 150 tons the blue whale surpasses every other animal on Earth.
- Mit seinen 30 Meter Länge und mitunter mehr als 150 Tonnen Gewicht übertrifft der Blauwal jedes andere Tier auf Erden.
- 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 25/2010, page 140:
- A person who has a quality thought of as animalistic, such as ferocity, strength, hairiness, etc.
- Wenn er getrunken hat, wird er zum Tier.
- When he’s had a drink, he turns into an animal.
- (hunting jargon) hind (female red deer)
Usage notes
- Like English “animal”, German Tier has several possible scopes of meaning: Restriction to non-human land mammals is archaic. Restriction to non-human tetrapods (including birds) is dated. The commonest contemporary use is that including all non-human animals. The inclusion of man is scientific, but also possible otherwise depending on the context.
Declension
Derived terms
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External links
- “Tier” in Duden online
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