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gier.

vulture

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɣiːr/
  1. vulture

    masculine
  2. monster, notably hellspawn

    broadly · masculine
  3. human vulture, rapacious or predatory person

    figuratively · masculine
  4. consuming desire

    figuratively · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch gir, gier, from Old Dutch *gīr, from Proto-Germanic *gīraz, related to *geraz (“greed, desire, coveting”).

noun/ɣiːr/
  1. liquid manure, slurry

    masculine
  2. any swill, hogwash

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch ghier, from Proto-Germanic *jēzō, a derivation from *jestuz (“fermentation”). The -r is a result of rhotacism.

noun/ɣiːr/
  1. a (notably sharp and:or wide) sway, turn, swerve, notably by a vessel or vehicle

    masculine
  2. a caprice, crazy/whimsical move

    figuratively · masculine
Where this word comes from

From the verb gieren (“to veer back and forth, to yaw”).

noun/ɣiːr/
  1. a scream

    masculine
Where this word comes from

See the verb gieren (“to screech”), which is ultimately imitative.

noun/ɣiːr/
  1. a gyre, circular motion, notably in astronomy

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Latin gyrus, from Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros).

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