Gier

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German gir, from Old High German giri. The surname is from the noun, though it is also a Low German form of Geyer and in some personal name shortenings related to the ancient *gaiʀ (spear) as in Gerhardt.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡiːɐ̯/
  • Rhymes: -iːɐ̯
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

Gier f (genitive Gier, no plural)

  1. greed
    Synonyms: Habgier, Habsucht

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Proper noun[edit]

Gier m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Giers or (with an article) Gier, feminine genitive Gier, plural Giers or Gier)

  1. a surname

Further reading[edit]

  • Gier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Gier” in Duden online