"Biereifer" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbiːɐ̯ˌʔaɪ̯fɐ/ Audio: De-Biereifer.ogg [Germany, Berlin] Forms: Biereifers [genitive], masculine strong [table-tags], Biereifer [nominative, singular], Biereifers [genitive, singular], Biereifer [dative, singular], Biereifer [accusative, singular]
Etymology: Apparently from Bier (“beer”) + Eifer (“zeal, eagerness”). By surface analysis, bier- + Eifer. Etymology templates: {{compound|de|Bier|Eifer|t1=beer|t2=zeal, eagerness}} Bier (“beer”) + Eifer (“zeal, eagerness”), {{surf|de|bier-|Eifer}} By surface analysis, bier- + Eifer Head templates: {{de-noun|m.sg}} Biereifer m (strong, genitive Biereifers, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m.sg}}
  1. (colloquial, derogatory) excessive zeal Tags: colloquial, derogatory, masculine, no-plural, strong

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "form": "masculine strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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    {
      "form": "Biereifer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
    {
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Biereifer",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "english": "The Magic Mountain",
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          "text": "Er war immer körperlich gesinnt, auf ehrenhafte Weise. Aber sein Körper hatte Unehrenhaftes eindringen lassen und schlug seinem Biereifer ein Schnippchen.",
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        "table-tags"
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    },
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  ],
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        "German terms prefixed with bier-",
        "German terms with quotations",
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