"Geier" meaning in German

See Geier in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡaɪ̯ɐ/ Audio: De-Geier.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German gīr, from Old High German gīr. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|gīr}} Middle High German gīr, {{inh|de|goh|gīr}} Old High German gīr Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Geier m (strong, genitive Geiers, plural Geier) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Geiers [genitive], Geier [plural], strong [table-tags], Geier [nominative, singular], Geier [definite, nominative, plural], Geiers [genitive, singular], Geier [definite, genitive, plural], Geier [dative, singular], Geiern [dative, definite, plural], Geier [accusative, singular], Geier [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. vulture Tags: masculine, strong Categories (lifeform): Vultures Derived forms: weiß der Geier Related terms: Gier, gierig
    Sense id: en-Geier-de-noun-6YhBMI9W Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "goh",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German gīr, from Old High German gīr.",
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      "form": "Geiers",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Geier",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Geier",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Geier",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Geiers",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Geier",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Geier",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Geiern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Geier",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Geier",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "m"
      },
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  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "m"
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      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
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            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
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        {
          "word": "Gier"
        },
        {
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        }
      ],
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        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡaɪ̯ɐ/"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "Geier"
}
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    }
  ],
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      },
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    },
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      },
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      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Geier",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Geier",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Geier",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Geiers",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Geier",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Geier",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Geiern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Geier",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Geier",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      },
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    }
  ],
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        "1": "m"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Gier"
    },
    {
      "word": "gierig"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
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        "German lemmas",
        "German masculine nouns",
        "German nouns",
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        "German terms derived from Old High German",
        "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
        "German terms inherited from Old High German",
        "Pages with 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
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      ],
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      ],
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        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡaɪ̯ɐ/"
    },
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    }
  ],
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}

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