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Deer

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "deer"

English

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Etymology

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Probably from Pictish *deru (“oak”).

Proper noun

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Deer

  1. Villages in Aberdeenshire, Scotland: See New Deer and Old Deer.
  2. A township in Roseau County, Minnesota, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in Osage County, Missouri, United States.

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German Low German

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Noun

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Deer n (plural Deren)

  1. Alternative form of Deert
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Hunsrik

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En Deer

Alternative forms

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  • tier (Wiesemann spelling)

Etymology

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    From Central Franconian Dür, from Middle High German tür, from Old High German turi, from Proto-West Germanic *dur, from Proto-Germanic *durz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer-.[1]

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    Deer f (plural Deere, diminutive Deerche)

    1. door
      Mach die Deer uff.
      Open the door.
      Die Deer is uffgang.
      The door is open.

    References

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    1. ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Deer”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 32, column 2

    Rhine Franconian

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    Alternative forms

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    Noun

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    Deer f

    1. (Palatine) door

    Descendants

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    • Pennsylvania German: Dier
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