"spier" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /spir/, [spiːr] Audio: Nl-spier.ogg Forms: spieren [plural], spiertje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ir Etymology: From Middle Dutch spier (“pointed object; blade of grass; long pole; muscle”), from Old Dutch *spīr, from Proto-Germanic *spīraz, *spīrǭ. In Middle Dutch, the word took the meaning "muscle", likely due to the similarities in shape between its earlier meanings and muscle fibers. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|spier||pointed object; blade of grass; long pole; muscle}} Middle Dutch spier (“pointed object; blade of grass; long pole; muscle”), {{inh|nl|odt|*spīr}} Old Dutch *spīr, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*spīraz}} Proto-Germanic *spīraz Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-en|+}} spier f (plural spieren, diminutive spiertje n)
  1. muscle (contractile tissue) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Body parts
    Sense id: en-spier-nl-noun-BoM~pdWT
  2. (archaic) blade (of a plant) Tags: archaic, feminine Synonyms: spriet, halm
    Sense id: en-spier-nl-noun-pRhDHrai Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 31 41 8 13 5 2
  3. (archaic) blade of grass Tags: archaic, feminine Synonyms: grasspriet, grashalm
    Sense id: en-spier-nl-noun-iNVYX4ze
  4. spar (pole) Tags: feminine Synonyms: rondhout
    Sense id: en-spier-nl-noun-FjbML~68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: armspier, beenspier, buikspier, bilspier, hartspier, oogspier, gespierd, spierwit, spierversterken

Noun

IPA: /spir/, [spiːr] Audio: Nl-spier.ogg
Rhymes: -ir Etymology: From Middle Dutch spier (“pointed object; blade of grass; long pole; muscle”), from Old Dutch *spīr, from Proto-Germanic *spīraz, *spīrǭ. In Middle Dutch, the word took the meaning "muscle", likely due to the similarities in shape between its earlier meanings and muscle fibers. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|spier||pointed object; blade of grass; long pole; muscle}} Middle Dutch spier (“pointed object; blade of grass; long pole; muscle”), {{inh|nl|odt|*spīr}} Old Dutch *spīr, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*spīraz}} Proto-Germanic *spīraz Head templates: {{nl-noun|n|-|-}} spier n (uncountable)
  1. (dated) the collective of muscles Tags: dated, neuter, uncountable Categories (topical): Body parts
    Sense id: en-spier-nl-noun-qtbAsbWi
  2. (obsolete) poultry, white meat, the whitish meat of fowl Tags: neuter, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-spier-nl-noun-N5caW8x7

Inflected forms

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