Bier

See also: bier

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /biər/

Noun

Bier n (plural Bier)

  1. beer

German

Etymology

From Middle High German bier, from Old High German bior, from Proto-Germanic *beuzą (“beer”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰews-, *bheus- (“dross, sediment, brewer's yeast”). Akin to Dutch bier, Low German Beer, bêr, English beer, Icelandic bjór. More at beer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /biːɐ̯/
  • Rhymes: -iːɐ̯
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Noun

Bier n (genitive Biers or Bieres, plural Biere or Bier, diminutive Bierchen n)

  1. beer

Usage notes

  • As is common with beverages in German, the unchanged plural Bier can be used after numerals in the sense of “quantities of beer” (glasses, bottles, cans). One may order: Zwei Bier, bitte! – “Two beers, please!” (Nota bene: In many places of the German language area, this is not a common order; instead one needs to specify Pils, Weißbier, Kölsch, etc.)
  • The marked plural Biere is used to mean different kinds of beer. For example: Pils und Kölsch sind beliebte deutsche Biere. – “Pils and Kölsch are popular German beers.”

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

  • “Bier” in canoo.net
  • Bier in Duden online
  • “Bier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Bier” in PONS (pons.com)

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /biːə̯/
  • Rhymes: -iːə

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *berô. Compare German Bär, English bear, Dutch beer.

Noun

Bier m (plural Bieren)

  1. bear
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *bazją. Compare German Beere, Danish bær, English berry.

Noun

Bier n (plural Bier)

  1. berry
Derived terms

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Bier, Dutch bier, English beer.

Noun

Bier n (plural Biere)

  1. beer
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