eier

See also: Eier, éier, and Éier

Afrikaans

Etymology

Back-formation from eiers, a dialectal Dutch plural form of ei (“egg”). Compare similar back-formations in Afrikaans: hoender, blaar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈəiər/, [ˈəɪ̯.jər]

Noun

eier (plural eiers)

  1. egg

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈaɪ̯ɐ]

Verb

eier

  1. First-person singular present of eiern.
  2. Imperative singular of eiern.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From eie +‎ -er

Noun

eier m (definite singular eieren, indefinite plural eiere, definite plural eierne)

  1. an owner
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

eier

  1. present tense of eie

See also

References

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German euer, English your.

Adjective

eier

  1. (possessive) your (plural)
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