Gier
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See also: gier
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]
Noun[edit]
Gier f (genitive Gier, no plural)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Gier [sg-only, feminine]
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
- Besitzgier, Fressgier, Geldgier, Habgier, habgierig, Neugier, Neugierde, neugierig, Rachgier, Raffgier
- Geier
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)
- a surname
Further reading[edit]
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