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)

(Eupen) animal
(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

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