Stier
See also: stier
Alemannic German
Etymology
From 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
Stier m
Synonyms
References
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co.
Dutch
| Ram | Tweelingen | |
| Dutch Wikipedia has an article about Stier. | ||
Etymology
From stier.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Stier m
See also
| Zodiac signs in Dutch (layout · text) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ram |
Stier |
Tweelingen |
Kreeft | ||||||||
Leeuw |
Maagd |
Weegschaal |
Schorpioen | ||||||||
Boogschutter |
Steenbok |
Waterman |
Vissen | ||||||||
German
Etymology
From 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
- IPA(key): /ʃtiːɐ̯/
- Rhymes: -iːɐ̯
Audio: (file)
Noun
Stier m (strong, genitive Stieres or Stiers, plural Stiere)
Usage notes
- 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
Declension of Stier [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
Proper noun
Stier m (strong, genitive Stieres or Stiers, no plural)
Meronyms
- Plejaden, Siebengestirn
See also
| Zodiac signs in German (layout · text) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Widder |
Stier |
Zwillinge |
Krebs | ||||||||
Löwe |
Jungfrau |
Waage |
Skorpion | ||||||||
Schütze |
Steinbock |
Wassermann |
Fische | ||||||||
Further reading
- “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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃtiːɐ/
Noun
Stier m (plural Stier, diminutive Stierche)
Further reading
Luxembourgish
Alternative forms
- Stir (superseded)
Etymology
From Middle High German stirne, from Old High German stirna, from Proto-West Germanic *stirniju. Cognate with German Stirn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃtiːr/, [ʃtiə̯], [ˈʃtiː.ɐ]
Noun
Stier 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
- Stier in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire