luier
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlœy̯.ər/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: lui‧er
- Rhymes: -œy̯ər
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch ludere, from Old Dutch *lūthara, from Proto-Germanic *lūþaru.
Noun
luier m (plural luiers, diminutive luiertje n)
Alternative forms
- luur (dialectal)
Derived terms
- babyluier
- incontinentieluier
- kinderluier
- luierbroekje
- luiercentrale
- luiermand
- luierstoel
- luieruitslag
- poepluier
- wegwerpluier
Descendants
- Afrikaans: luier
- Negerhollands: luur
- → Danish: løjert
- → Malayic:
- Betawi: lowèr
- Buginese: lôweré
- Kupang Malay: loyor
- Sundanese: loĕr
- → Norwegian: løyert
Etymology 2
Adjective
luier
- comparative degree of lui
Etymology 3
Verb
luier
- inflection of luieren:
- first-person singular present indicative
- (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
- imperative