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Teer
teer
teer
See also: Teer
Dutch
Noun
teer m, n (uncountable)
Etymology 2
Noun
teer m (uncountable)
Adjective
teer (comparative teerder, superlative teerst)
Inflection
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 | — |
Etymology 3
Verb
teer
Etymology 4
Over time, teer was also used to refer to tuberculosis, analogously to English consumption.
Noun
teer m (uncountable)
- the act of digesting or being consumed
- tuberculosis
Etymology 5
From Middle Dutch tree, from Old Dutch *trio, *treo, from Proto-Germanic *trewą (“tree, wood”), from pre-Germanic *dréu̯om, thematic e-grade derivative of Proto-Indo-European *dóru (“tree”). Cognate with English tree, Danish træ.
Noun
teer m (plural teren, diminutive teertje n)
Related terms
- appelteer, elzenteer
Anagrams
German
Verb
teer