Pier

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Pier ?

1. a diminutive of the male given name Pieter

• prei, riep

• IPA^(key): /piːr/, [pi(ː)ɐ̯]

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• Rhymes: -iːɐ̯

19th century, from English pier.

Pier m (strong, genitive Piers or Pieres, plural Piere or Piers) or
Pier f (genitive Pier, plural Piers or Pieren)

1. pier

From Middle Low German pîr, from Middle Dutch pier, spread by Dutch settlers during the eastern colonisation.

Pier m (strong, genitive Piers or Pieres, plural Piere)

1. lugworm, sandworm

   Synonyms: Wattwurm, Prielwurm

2. (parts of Northern Germany, informal) Synonym of Regenwurm (“earthworm”)

• More often Pierwurm to distinguish from etymology 1 above. The commonest word is Wattwurm.

• “Pier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Pier n pl

1. plural of Pierd