Bier
Alemannic German
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German bier, from Old High German bior, from Proto-West Germanic *beuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *beuzą (“beer”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰews- (“dross, sediment, brewer's yeast”).
Cognate with German Bier, Dutch bier, English beer, Icelandic bjór. More at beer.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editBier n (plural Bier)
Central Franconian
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle High German bier, from Old High German bior, from Proto-West Germanic *beuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *beuzą.
Noun
editBier n or m (plural Bier)
- (many dialects) beer (drink)
Usage notes
edit- Masculine in southern Moselle Franconian, otherwise neuter.
Alternative forms
edit- Beer (western Moselle Franconian)
Etymology 2
editFrom Middle High German bēr, from Old High German bēr, from Proto-West Germanic *bair.
Noun
editBier m (plural Biere)
- (most dialects) a male uncastrated pig; a boar
- Buur, Bär un Bier sinn drei kodde Dier.
- Farmer, bear and boar are three evil animals. (Old Colognian proverb expressing city-dwellers’ snobbery)
See also
editGerman
editEtymology
editFrom 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.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editBier n (strong, genitive Bieres or Biers, plural Biere or Bier, diminutive Bierchen n)
- (beverage) beer (alcoholic beverage fermented from starch material; a serving of this beverage)
- (figurative, informal) business, beeswax (personal affairs)
- Das ist nicht mein Bier! ― That's none of my business!
Usage notes
edit- As is common with beverages in German, the unchanged plural Bier can be used after numerals in the sense of “quantities of beer” (glasses, bottles, cans). One may order:
- Zwei Bier, bitte!
- Two beers, please!
- The marked plural Biere is used to mean different kinds of beer.
- Pils und Kölsch sind beliebte deutsche Biere.
- Pils and Kölsch are popular German beers.
Declension
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editDescendants
editFurther reading
edit- “Bier” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Bier” in Duden online
- “Bier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Bier”, in PONS (in German), Stuttgart: PONS GmbH, 2001–2024
Hunsrik
editEtymology
editInherited from Central Franconian 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”).[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editBier n (plural Biere)
References
edit- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Bier”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 24
Luxembourgish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *berō, from Proto-Germanic *berô. Compare German Bär, English bear, Dutch beer.
Noun
editBier m (plural Bieren)
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editFrom Old High German bira, from Latin pirum.
Noun
editBier f (plural Bieren)
Alternative forms
edit- Bir (superseded in 2019)
Etymology 3
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *baʀi, from Proto-Germanic *bazją. Compare German Beere, Danish bær, English berry.
Noun
editBier n (plural Bier)
Usage notes
edit- "Bier" can also mean "nut" or "bonce" (as in head) when used in Luxembourgish slang: i.e.: "wann's de dech net gëss, kriss de eng op d'Bier!" meaning "if you don't behave, you'll be hit in the head!"
Derived terms
editPennsylvania German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German bier, from Old High German bior, from Proto-West Germanic *beuʀ.
Compare German Bier, Dutch bier, English beer.
Noun
editBier n (plural Biere)
Derived terms
edit- Alemannic German terms inherited from Middle High German
- Alemannic German terms derived from Middle High German
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- Alemannic German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Alemannic German terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Alemannic German terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
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- Alemannic German terms with IPA pronunciation
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- gsw:Alcoholic beverages
- gsw:Zymurgy
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- Central Franconian terms inherited from Middle High German
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- de:Alcoholic beverages
- de:Beer
- Hunsrik terms inherited from Central Franconian
- Hunsrik terms derived from Central Franconian
- Hunsrik terms inherited from Old High German
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- Hunsrik terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
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- hrx:Alcoholic beverages
- hrx:Beer
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- Rhymes:Luxembourgish/iːə
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- Luxembourgish terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
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- lb:Mammals
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- Pennsylvania German terms inherited from Middle High German
- Pennsylvania German terms derived from Middle High German
- Pennsylvania German terms inherited from Old High German
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