deier

See also: Déier

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German *diuri, northern variant of tiuri, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dai̯(e)ʀ/, [ˈdɑɪ̯.ɐ]
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Adjective

deier (masculine deieren, neuter deiert, comparative méi deier, superlative am deiersten)

  1. expensive
    Firwat ass d'Brout hei sou deier?
    Why is bread so expensive around here?

Declension
declension of deier
number and gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative hien ass deier si ass deier et ass deier si si(nn) deier
without article nominative/accusative deieren deier deiert deier
dative deierem deierer deierem deieren
with article nominative/accusative deieren deier deiert deier
dative deieren deierer deieren deieren

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German teuer, Dutch duur, English dear, Swedish dyr.

Adjective

deier

  1. dear
  2. expensive
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