Lier

Lier

See also: lier and -lier

English

Etymology 1

    Borrowed from Dutch Lier.

    Pronunciation

    • (UK) IPA(key): /lɪə(ɹ)/
    • (US) IPA(key): /lɪɚ/
    • Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

    Proper noun

    Lier

    1. A city in Antwerp province, Belgium.

    Etymology 2

      Borrowed from Norwegian Lier.

      Proper noun

      Lier

      1. A municipality of Buskerud county, Norway.

      Anagrams

      Dutch

      Etymology 1

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /lir/, [liːr], [liə̯r]
      • Hyphenation: Lier
      • Rhymes: -ir
      • Homophone: lier

      Proper noun

      Lier n

      1. Lier (a city in Antwerp province, Belgium)
        Meronym: Koningshooikt

      Etymology 2

      From Norwegian Lier.

      Proper noun

      Lier ?

      1. Lier (a municipality of Buskerud county, Norway)

      Etymology 3

      From lier.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /lir/, [liːr], [liə̯r]

      Proper noun

      Lier f

      1. (astronomy) Lyra

      Norwegian Bokmål

      Etymology 1

      Proper noun

      Lier

      1. Lier (a municipality of Buskerud county, Norway)

      Etymology 2

      From Dutch Lier.

      Proper noun

      Lier

      1. Lier (a city in Antwerp province, Belgium)

      Norwegian Nynorsk

      Alternative forms

      • Lider (alternative spelling)

      Etymology

      From Old Norse Líðir, plural of (h)líð f (slope).

      Proper noun

      Lier f pl

      1. Lier (a municipality of Buskerud county, Norway)

      Derived terms

      Newer compounds with the name generally use the plural form Lier-, contrary to the expected *Li-.

      • liung (someone from Lier)

      Polish

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈlir/
      • Audio:(file)
      • Rhymes: -ir
      • Syllabification: Lier

      Etymology 1

        Unadapted borrowing from Dutch Lier.

        Proper noun

        Lier n (indeclinable)

        1. Lier (a city in Antwerp province, Belgium)

        Etymology 2

          Unadapted borrowing from Norwegian Lier.

          Proper noun

          Lier n (indeclinable)

          1. Lier (a municipality of Buskerud county, Norway)

          Further reading

          • Lier”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[1] (in Polish)
          • Lier in PWN's encyclopedia