teer - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (2024)

See also: Teer and tẽer

Contents

  • 1 English
    • 1.1 Verb
    • 1.2 Anagrams
  • 2 Dutch
    • 2.1 Pronunciation
    • 2.2 Etymology 1
      • 2.2.1 Noun
        • 2.2.1.1 Derived terms
        • 2.2.1.2 Descendants
    • 2.3 Etymology 2
      • 2.3.1 Noun
      • 2.3.2 Adjective
        • 2.3.2.1 Inflection
        • 2.3.2.2 Descendants
    • 2.4 Etymology 3
      • 2.4.1 Verb
    • 2.5 Etymology 4
      • 2.5.1 Noun
    • 2.6 Etymology 5
      • 2.6.1 Noun
        • 2.6.1.1 Related terms
    • 2.7 Anagrams
  • 3 German
    • 3.1 Pronunciation
    • 3.2 Verb
  • 4 Middle English
    • 4.1 Etymology 1
      • 4.1.1 Alternative forms
      • 4.1.2 Pronunciation
      • 4.1.3 Noun
        • 4.1.3.1 Usage notes
        • 4.1.3.2 Related terms
        • 4.1.3.3 Descendants
        • 4.1.3.4 References
    • 4.2 Etymology 2
      • 4.2.1 Alternative forms
      • 4.2.2 Pronunciation
      • 4.2.3 Adjective
        • 4.2.3.1 Descendants
        • 4.2.3.2 References
    • 4.3 Etymology 3
      • 4.3.1 Noun
    • 4.4 Etymology 4
      • 4.4.1 Verb
  • 5 Swedish
    • 5.1 Noun
    • 5.2 Anagrams

English[edit]

Verb[edit]

teer (third-person singular simple present teers, present participle teering, simple past and past participle teered)

  1. (transitive) To stir, as a calico-printer's sieve.

Anagrams[edit]

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

teerm or n (uncountable)

  1. tar
Derived terms[edit]

-general:

-types of tar:

Descendants[edit]
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: tere
  • Negerhollands: taer
  • Caribbean Javanese: tir
  • Indonesian: ter

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle Dutch têer, alternative form of têder, têeder (whence modern Dutch teder), from Old Dutch *tidar, from Proto-Germanic *tidaraz; cognate to Middle English teere.

Noun[edit]

teerm (uncountable)

  1. tenderness

Adjective[edit]

teer (comparative teerder, superlative teerst)

  1. tender, delicate
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of teer
uninflectedteer
inflectedtere
comparativeteerder
positivecomparativesuperlative
predicative/adverbialteerteerderhet teerst
het teerste
indefinitem./f.sing.tereteerdereteerste
n.sing.teerteerderteerste
pluraltereteerdereteerste
definitetereteerdereteerste
partitiveteersteerders
Descendants[edit]
  • Negerhollands: teer, teeri

Etymology 3[edit]

Verb[edit]

teer

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

Etymology 4[edit]

Over time, teer was also used to refer to tuberculosis, analogously to English consumption.

Noun[edit]

teerm (uncountable)

  1. the act of digesting or being consumed
  2. tuberculosis

Etymology 5[edit]

From Middle Dutch tree, from Old Dutch *trio, *treo, from Proto-West Germanic *treu, from Proto-Germanic *trewą (tree, wood), from pre-Germanic *dréwom, thematic e-grade derivative of Proto-Indo-European *dóru (tree). Cognate with English tree, Danish træ.

Noun[edit]

teerm (plural teren, diminutive teertjen)

  1. tree
Related terms[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

teer

  1. singular imperative of teeren
  2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of teeren

Middle English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Old English tēar, tǣr, tæhher, teagor, from Proto-West Germanic *tah(h)r, from Proto-Germanic *tahrą.

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

teer (plural teres or teren)

  1. A tear (drop of liquid from the eyes):
    1. A tear as a symptom of disease or injury.
    2. An emotionally-triggered tear (e.g. ecstasy, remorse, sadness, sympathy)
  2. A drop of liquid resembling a teardrop.
  3. (figuratively) The feeling of teariness or distress.
Usage notes[edit]

This noun usually appears in the plural, which is usually teres; teren is early and rare.

Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Middle Dutch têer, alternative form of têder, têeder (whence modern Dutch teder), from Old Dutch *tidar, from Proto-Germanic *tidaraz.

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

teer

  1. Of good quality or manners.
Descendants[edit]
  • English: tear, tare (good flax) (obsolete)
References[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

Noun[edit]

teer

  1. Alternative form of ter (tar)

Etymology 4[edit]

Verb[edit]

teer

  1. Alternative form of teren (to ruin by removing or splitting)

Swedish[edit]

Noun[edit]

teer

  1. indefinite plural of te

Anagrams[edit]

teer - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (2024)

FAQs

Teer - Wiktionary, the free dictionary? ›

Noun. teer m (uncountable) the act of digesting or being consumed.

What is the origin of the word teer? ›

The earliest known use of the verb teer is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for teer is from 1382, in Bible (Wycliffite, early version). teer is a borrowing from French. Etymons: French terer.

What does teer mean? ›

TEER stands for trans-epithelial electrical resistance. Traditionally TEER is measured by manually placing two chopstick-style electrodes on each side of a confluent cell layer. A low frequency current is applied and the resistance of the barrier is measured.

What is the English word for teer? ›

noun. tar [noun] any of several kinds of thick, black, sticky material obtained from wood, coal etc and used eg in roadmaking.

What nationality is Teer? ›

Americanized form of German Thier or Dier .

Where does the surname Teer come from? ›

The west coast of Scotland and the rocky Hebrides islands are the ancient home of the Teer family. The root of their name is the Gaelic form Mac-an-Tsaoir, which denotes son of the carpenter or wright.

What are the different types of TEER? ›

High-Skilled and Low-Skilled Work. For immigration purposes, any occupation classified as TEER level 0,1,2 or 3 is considered high-skilled work. Any occupation classified as TEER level 4 or 5 is considered low-skilled work.

How to interpret TEER? ›

High TEER values indicate a tight, impermeable barrier, while lower values suggest increased permeability. TEER measurement involves applying a small electrical current across the cell layer and measuring the voltage drop, which allows for the calculation of the electrical resistance.

Is a higher TEER better? ›

High TEER values indicate a stronger barrier and improved cell layer integrity, which holds significant importance in various research areas, such as drug absorption, permeability, and cell viability assessment.

What language is Teer? ›

Borrowed from Middle Dutch têer, alternative form of têder, têeder (whence modern Dutch teder), from Old Dutch *tidar, from Proto-Germanic *tidaraz.

What is Teer Baan in English? ›

(Noun) +1. तीर/बाण/शर = ARROW.

Where does the word origin from? ›

Your ancestry is another kind of origin — you might mention your Eastern European origin if that's where your ancestors came from. The root, start, or birth of something is its origin. The origin of the word origin is the Latin word originem, meaning "rise, beginning, or source."

Where did the word been originate from? ›

From Middle English ybeen, from Old English ġebēon, past participle of bēon (“to be”).

Where does the word original originate from? ›

Original comes from the Latin word originem, which means "beginning or birth." Whether you're using it as an adjective to describe something that is literally the very first, or as a noun meaning something that serves as a model for making copies, original means "first." Even when you describe an original idea, meaning ...

Where does the word come from? ›

An etymology is the history of a linguistic form, such as a word; the same term is also used for the study of word histories.

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