eier

See also: Eier, éier, and Éier

Afrikaans

Alternative forms

(obsolete) y'er

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]
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Noun

eier (plural eiers)

egg

German

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈaɪ̯ɐ]

Verb

eier

inflection of eiern:
1. first-person singular present
2. singular imperative

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From eie +‎ -er.

Noun

eier m (definite singular eieren, indefinite plural eiere, definite plural eierne)

an owner

Derived terms

Verb

eier

present tense of eie

See also

eigar (Nynorsk)

References

“eier” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“eier” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German euer, English your.

Determiner

eier

(possessive) your (plural)

Declension

Declension of eier
	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
nominative	eier	eier	eier	eier
dative	eierem	eierer	eierem	eiere
accusative	eier	eier	eier	eier

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