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
- 2.2.1 Noun
- 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
- 2.6.1 Noun
- 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
- 4.1 Etymology 1
- 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)
- (transitive) To stir, as a calico-printer's sieve.
Anagrams[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
teerm or n (uncountable)
Derived terms[edit]
-general:
-types of tar:
Descendants[edit]
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)
Adjective[edit]
teer (comparative teerder, superlative teerst)
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of teer | ||||
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uninflected | teer | |||
inflected | tere | |||
comparative | teerder | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | teer | teerder | het teerst het teerste | |
indefinite | m./f.sing. | tere | teerdere | teerste |
n.sing. | teer | teerder | teerste | |
plural | tere | teerdere | teerste | |
definite | tere | teerdere | teerste | |
partitive | teers | teerders | — |
Descendants[edit]
- Negerhollands: teer, teeri
Etymology 3[edit]
Verb[edit]
teer
- inflection of teren:
Etymology 4[edit]
Over time, teer was also used to refer to tuberculosis, analogously to English consumption.
Noun[edit]
teerm (uncountable)
- the act of digesting or being consumed
- 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)
Related terms[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Verb[edit]
teer
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]
- A tear (drop of liquid from the eyes):
- A drop of liquid resembling a teardrop.
- (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]
- “tēr(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-25.
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
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “tēr, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-25.
Etymology 3[edit]
Noun[edit]
teer
- Alternative form of ter (“tar”)
Etymology 4[edit]
Verb[edit]
teer
- Alternative form of teren (“to ruin by removing or splitting”)
Swedish[edit]
Noun[edit]
teer
- indefinite plural of te