teer
English[edit]
Verb[edit]
teer (third-person singular simple present teers, present participle teering, simple past and past participle teered)
- (transitive) To stir, as a calico-printer's sieve.
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Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
teer m or n (uncountable)
Derived terms[edit]
-general:
-types of tar:
Descendants[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Middle Dutch têer, alternative form of têder, têeder (whence modern Dutch teder), from Old Dutch *tidar, from Proto-Germanic *tidaraz; cognate to Middle English teere.
Noun[edit]
teer m (uncountable)
Adjective[edit]
teer (comparative teerder, superlative teerst)
Inflection[edit]
Declension of teer | ||||
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uninflected | teer | |||
inflected | tere | |||
comparative | teerder | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | teer | teerder | het teerst het teerste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | tere | teerdere | teerste |
n. sing. | teer | teerder | teerste | |
plural | tere | teerdere | teerste | |
definite | tere | teerdere | teerste | |
partitive | teers | teerders | — |
Descendants[edit]
Etymology 3[edit]
Verb[edit]
teer
- inflection of teren:
Etymology 4[edit]
Over time, teer was also used to refer to tuberculosis, analogously to English consumption.
Noun[edit]
teer m (uncountable)
- the act of digesting or being consumed
- tuberculosis
Etymology 5[edit]
From Middle Dutch tree, from Old Dutch *trio, *treo, from Proto-West Germanic *treu, from Proto-Germanic *trewą (“tree, wood”), from pre-Germanic *dréwom, thematic e-grade derivative of Proto-Indo-European *dóru (“tree”). Cognate with English tree, Danish træ.
Noun[edit]
teer m (plural teren, diminutive teertje n)
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Pronunciation[edit]
Audio: (file)
Verb[edit]
teer
Middle English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old English tēar, tǣr, tæhher, teagor, from Proto-West Germanic *tahr.
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Noun[edit]
- A tear (drop of liquid from the eyes):
- A drop of liquid resembling a teardrop.
- (figuratively) The feeling of teariness or distress.
Usage notes[edit]
This noun usually appears in the plural, which is usually teres; teren is early and rare.
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Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “tēr(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-25.
Etymology 2[edit]
Borrowed from Middle Dutch têer, alternative form of têder, têeder (whence modern Dutch teder), from Old Dutch *tidar, from Proto-Germanic *tidaraz.
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
teer
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “tēr, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-25.
Etymology 3[edit]
Noun[edit]
teer
- Alternative form of ter (“tar”)
Etymology 4[edit]
Verb[edit]
teer
- Alternative form of teren (“to ruin by removing or splitting”)
Swedish[edit]
Noun[edit]
teer
- indefinite plural of te
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- enm:Bodily fluids
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- enm:Emotions
- enm:Liquids
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