ier

See also: Ier, ièr, and -ier

Chuukese

Etymology

Borrowed from English year.

Noun

ier

  1. year

Old French

Etymology

From Latin herī.

Adverb

ier

  1. yesterday

Descendants

West Frisian

Etymology 1

From Old Frisian ēr, from Proto-Germanic *airiz.

Adverb

ier

  1. early
Further reading
  • “ier (IV)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Adjective

ier

  1. early
Inflection
Inflection of ier
uninflected ier
inflected iere
comparative earder
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial ierearderit earst
it earste
indefinite c. sing. iereeardereearste
n. sing. ierearderearste
plural iereeardereearste
definite iereeardereearste
partitive iersearders—
Further reading
  • “ier (IV)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Etymology 2

From Old Frisian *ēr, from Proto-Germanic *ahaz.

Noun

ier c (plural ieren, diminutive ierke)

  1. ear (of corn)
Further reading
  • “ier (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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