teier

Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German tiur, tiure, tūr, tūre, tūwer, from Old High German tiuri, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz. Cognates include German teuer, Yiddish טײַער‎ (tayer), Dutch duur, English dear, Old Norse dýrr.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈd̥ɑɛ̯ɐ/, [ˈd̥ɑɛ̯ʲɐ] (Central Bavarian)
  • IPA(key): /ˈd̥æːɐ/, [ˈd̥æːʲɐ] (Vienna)

Adjective

teier (comparative teirer, superlative teierstn)

  1. dear, precious
  2. expensive

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

teier

  1. present of teia
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