"Arier" meaning in German

See Arier in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈaː.ʁi.ɐ/ Audio: De-Arier.ogg
Etymology: From Sanskrit आर्य (ārya, “noble”). More at Aryan. Etymology templates: {{der|de|sa|आर्य||noble}} Sanskrit आर्य (ārya, “noble”), {{l|en|Aryan}} Aryan Head templates: {{de-noun|m,,-|f=in}} Arier m (strong, genitive Ariers, plural Arier, feminine Arierin) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,,-}} Forms: Ariers [genitive], Arier [plural], Arierin [feminine], strong [table-tags], Arier [nominative, singular], Arier [definite, nominative, plural], Ariers [genitive, singular], Arier [definite, genitive, plural], Arier [dative, singular], Ariern [dative, definite, plural], Arier [accusative, singular], Arier [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (ethnography, linguistics, dated) Indo-Iranian, Aryan (member of an eastern Indo-European subgroup) Tags: dated, masculine, strong Categories (topical): Ethnography, Linguistics Synonyms: Indoiranier (alt: Indoiraner)
    Sense id: en-Arier-de-noun-dK5mXcZ~ Topics: anthropology, ethnography, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  2. (by extension, archaic) Aryan (member of any Indo-European people or even the entire “Caucasian” race) Tags: archaic, broadly, masculine, strong Synonyms: Indogermane, Indoeuropäer, Europide, Kaukasier, Weißer
    Sense id: en-Arier-de-noun-1YTgGhit
  3. (Nazism) Aryan (member of an alleged master race, in principle defined as non-Jewish Whites, but sometimes also excluding Slavs and others, based on political strategy rather than principle) Tags: Nazism, masculine, strong Categories (topical): Nazism
    Sense id: en-Arier-de-noun-BjUoQaWw Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 22 21 54 2
  4. (informal, humorous, possibly offensive) someone with light-coloured skin, hair and/or eyes, especially when also tall Tags: humorous, informal, masculine, offensive, possibly, strong
    Sense id: en-Arier-de-noun-pw98vJ1J
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Ariertum, Ehrenarier Related terms: arisch, arisieren

Inflected forms

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