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

Verb

eier

  1. present of eie

See also

References

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German euer, English your.

Adjective

eier

  1. (possessive) your (plural)
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