"peer" meaning in Dutch

See peer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /peːr/, [pɪːr] Audio: Nl-peer.ogg Forms: peren [plural], peertje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -eːr Etymology: From Middle Dutch pēre, from Vulgar Latin *pira, from Latin pirum. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|pēre}} Middle Dutch pēre, {{der|nl|la-vul|*pira}} Vulgar Latin *pira, {{der|nl|la|pirum}} Latin pirum Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-en|+}} peer f (plural peren, diminutive peertje n)
  1. a pear, a fruit of the pear tree Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-peer-nl-noun-GWZpSWCI Categories (other): Fruits, Pome fruits Disambiguation of Fruits: 37 27 36 Disambiguation of Pome fruits: 32 37 30
  2. a light bulb Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-peer-nl-noun-cJuZ5Rkd Categories (other): Fruits, Pome fruits Disambiguation of Fruits: 37 27 36 Disambiguation of Pome fruits: 32 37 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: handpeer, heerlie de peerlie, muilpeer, perensap, perentaart, perenwijn, stoofpeer

Noun

IPA: /peːr/, [pɪːr] Audio: Nl-peer.ogg Forms: peren [plural], peertje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -eːr Etymology: From Middle Dutch pēre, from Vulgar Latin *pira, from Latin pirum. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|pēre}} Middle Dutch pēre, {{der|nl|la-vul|*pira}} Vulgar Latin *pira, {{der|nl|la|pirum}} Latin pirum Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-en|+}} peer m (plural peren, diminutive peertje n)
  1. a pear tree, Pyrus communis Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-peer-nl-noun-6ejXpyE3 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Fruits, Pome fruits Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 5 33 62 Disambiguation of Fruits: 37 27 36 Disambiguation of Pome fruits: 32 37 30

Inflected forms

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      "audio": "Nl-peer.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/7b/Nl-peer.ogg/Nl-peer.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/Nl-peer.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eːr"
    }
  ],
  "word": "peer"
}

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