Déër

See also: Appendix:Variations of "deer"

Limburgish

Alternative forms

• deer (widespread variant)
• dier (some dialects, Maastrichtian)
  • dieer (Krefeld)
• deier (Sittard)
• deër (Southeast Limburgish)

Etymology

From Middle Low German dēr, from Old Saxon dior, from Proto-West Germanic *deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsom.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deə̯ʁ/
• Homophone: déër (can be distinguished using tone)
• Hyphenation: Déër
• Rhymes: -eə̯ʁ

Noun

Déër n (plural Déëre, diminutive Dérreke)

1. (Eupen) animal
2. (Eupen) A person who has a quality thought of as animalistic, such as ferocity, strength, hairiness, etc.

Synonyms

• Biëst

Derived terms

• Gedéër
• Hussdéër
• Morrmeldéër
• Onndéër
• Trammpeldéër