zieren

German

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Old High German ziarōn, from Proto-West Germanic *tiari- (“neat, splendid”), from Proto-Germanic *diH-or-i-.[1] Cognate with Old Norse tærr (“clear (water)”).

Pronunciation
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Verb

zieren (weak, third-person singular present ziert, past tense zierte, past participle geziert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to decorate
  2. (reflexive) to make a fuss

Conjugation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

References
  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013), “tairi-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 506

Further reading
  • “zieren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “zieren” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “zieren” in Duden online
  • “zieren” in OpenThesaurus.de

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German zeren, from Old High German zeren, from Proto-Germanic *tarjaną, partly merged in Middle High German with related Old High German zeran, from Proto-Germanic *teraną. Cognate with German zehren.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡siəʀən/

Verb

zieren (third-person singular present ziert, past participle geziert, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. to live on, to feed on
  2. to undermine, to wear out

Conjugation

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  • Zier (“provisions”)
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