"Tier" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /tiːr/, [tʰiːɐ̯] Audio: De-Tier.ogg , De-Tier2.ogg
Rhymes: -iːɐ̯ Etymology: From Middle High German tier, from Old High German tior, from Proto-West Germanic *deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|tier}} Middle High German tier, {{inh|de|goh|tior}} Old High German tior, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*deuʀ}} Proto-West Germanic *deuʀ, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*deuzą}} Proto-Germanic *deuzą, {{inh|de|ine-pro|*dʰewsóm}} Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm Head templates: {{de-noun|n,(e)s|dim=chen,lein}} Tier n (strong, genitive Tieres or Tiers, plural Tiere, diminutive Tierchen n or Tierlein n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,(e)s}} Forms: Tieres [genitive], Tiers [genitive], Tiere [plural], Tierchen [diminutive, neuter], Tierlein [diminutive, neuter], strong [table-tags], Tier [nominative, singular], Tiere [definite, nominative, plural], Tieres [genitive, singular], Tiers [genitive, singular], Tiere [definite, genitive, plural], Tier [dative, singular], Tiere [dative, singular], Tieren [dative, definite, plural], Tier [accusative, singular], Tiere [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. animal (see usage notes below) Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Tier-de-noun-37eTauBa
  2. A person who has a quality thought of as animalistic, such as ferocity, strength, hairiness, etc. Tags: neuter, strong Categories (lifeform): Animals Synonyms: Thier [obsolete] Derived forms: tierisch, tierlich
    Sense id: en-Tier-de-noun-Wqncx32I Disambiguation of Animals: 18 51 32 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 2 56 42 Hyponyms: Alphatier, Arbeitstier, Augentier, Ballontier, Beuteltier, Beutetier, Chordatier, Fabeltier, Fadentier, Faultier, Feldtier, Fleckentier, Fußtier, Getier, Gewohnheitstier, Gifttier, Glockentier, Großtier, Haustier, Häutungstier, Herdentier, Herrentier, Hodentier, Horntier, Huftier, Infusionstier, Jagdtier, Jungtier, Kerbtier, Kiefertier, Kleintier, Kloakentier, Knotentier, Krebstier, Kriechtier, Krustentier, Kuscheltier, Lasttier, Leittier, Luftballontier, Mähnentier, Manteltier, Markentier, Maultier, Meerestier, Murmeltier, Muscheltier, Muskeltier, Muttertier, Nagetier, Nasentier, Nörgeltier, Nutztier, Packtier, Plastiktier, Plüschtier, Raubtier, Reittier, Rentier, Riesentier, Rüsseltier, Säugetier, Schädeltier, Schalentier, Schlachttier, Schmusetier, Schnabeltier, Schnapptier, Schuppentier, Seetier, Spinnentier, Stechtier, Stinktier, Stofftier, Streifentier, Tragtier, Trampeltier, Untier, Waldtier, Wappentier, Wassertier, Weichtier, Weidetier, Wildtier, Wirbeltier, Würgtier, Wüstentier, Zirkustier, Zootier, Zuchttier, Zugtier Related terms: Tierarzt, Tierbeute, Tierfänger, Tierfell, Tierfutter, Tiergarten, Tierhaltung, Tierheim, Tierkäfig, Tierkunde, Tiermedizin, Tiermehl, Tierpflege, Tierschutz, Tierschützer, Tierspur, Tierversuch, Tierzucht, Biest
  3. (hunting jargon) hind (female red deer) Tags: jargon, neuter, strong Categories (topical): Hunting
    Sense id: en-Tier-de-noun-JBcIEhkP Topics: hobbies, hunting, lifestyle

Inflected forms

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        "3": "tior"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German tior",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*deuʀ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *deuʀ",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*deuzą"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *deuzą",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*dʰewsóm"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German tier, from Old High German tior, from Proto-West Germanic *deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Tieres",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tiers",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tiere",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tierchen",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tierlein",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tier",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tiere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tieres",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tiers",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tiere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tier",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tiere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tieren",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tier",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tiere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,(e)s",
        "dim": "chen,lein"
      },
      "expansion": "Tier n (strong, genitive Tieres or Tiers, plural Tiere, diminutive Tierchen n or Tierlein n)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "word": "Alphatier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Arbeitstier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Augentier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ballontier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Beuteltier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Beutetier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Chordatier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Fabeltier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Fadentier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Faultier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Feldtier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Fleckentier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Fußtier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Getier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gewohnheitstier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gifttier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Glockentier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Großtier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Haustier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Häutungstier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Herdentier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Herrentier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hodentier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Horntier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Huftier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Infusionstier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Jagdtier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Jungtier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kerbtier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kiefertier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kleintier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kloakentier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Knotentier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Krebstier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kriechtier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Krustentier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kuscheltier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lasttier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Leittier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Luftballontier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Mähnentier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Manteltier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Markentier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Maultier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Meerestier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Murmeltier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Muscheltier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Muskeltier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Muttertier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Nagetier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Nasentier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Nörgeltier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Nutztier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Packtier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Plastiktier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Plüschtier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Raubtier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Reittier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Rentier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Riesentier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Rüsseltier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Säugetier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schädeltier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schalentier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schlachttier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schmusetier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schnabeltier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schnapptier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schuppentier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Seetier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spinnentier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Stechtier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Stinktier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Stofftier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Streifentier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tragtier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Trampeltier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Untier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Waldtier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wappentier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wassertier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Weichtier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Weidetier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wildtier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wirbeltier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Würgtier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wüstentier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zirkustier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zootier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zuchttier"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zugtier"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,(e)s"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Tierarzt"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tierbeute"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tierfänger"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tierfell"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tierfutter"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tiergarten"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tierhaltung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tierheim"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tierkäfig"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tierkunde"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tiermedizin"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tiermehl"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tierpflege"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tierschutz"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tierschützer"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tierspur"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tierversuch"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tierzucht"
    },
    {
      "word": "Biest"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "With its length of 30 meters and weight of sometimes more than 150 tons the blue whale surpasses every other animal on Earth.",
          "ref": "2010, Der Spiegel, number 25/2010, page 140",
          "text": "Mit seinen 30 Meter Länge und mitunter mehr als 150 Tonnen Gewicht übertrifft der Blauwal jedes andere Tier auf Erden.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "animal (see usage notes below)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "animal",
          "animal"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "When he’s had a drink, he turns into an animal.",
          "text": "Wenn er getrunken hat, wird er zum Tier.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A person who has a quality thought of as animalistic, such as ferocity, strength, hairiness, etc."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "animalistic",
          "animalistic"
        ],
        [
          "ferocity",
          "ferocity"
        ],
        [
          "strength",
          "strength"
        ],
        [
          "hairiness",
          "hairiness"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "de:Hunting"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hind (female red deer)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hunting",
          "hunting#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "hind",
          "hind"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(hunting jargon) hind (female red deer)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "jargon",
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "hobbies",
        "hunting",
        "lifestyle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/tiːr/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[tʰiːɐ̯]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːɐ̯"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Tier.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/07/De-Tier.ogg/De-Tier.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/07/De-Tier.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Tier2.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e9/De-Tier2.ogg/De-Tier2.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/De-Tier2.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "Thier"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Tier"
}

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