eier
Afrikaans
Alternative forms
- (obsolete) y'er
Etymology
Back-formation from eiers, a dialectal Dutch plural form of ei (“egg”). Compare similar back-formations in Afrikaans: hoender, blaar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈəiər/, [ˈəɪ̯.jər]
Audio: (file)
Noun
eier (plural eiers)
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈaɪ̯ɐ]
Verb
eier
- inflection of eiern:
- first-person singular present
- singular imperative
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
eier m (definite singular eieren, indefinite plural eiere, definite plural eierne)
- an owner
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
eier
- present tense of eie
See also
- eigar (Nynorsk)
References
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Compare German euer, English your.
Determiner
eier
- (possessive) your (plural)