# Bier
## Alemannic German
### Alternative forms

* Biär, Pier

### Etymology

From Middle High German bier, from Old High German bior, from Proto-West Germanic *beuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *beuzą (“beer”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰews- (“dross, sediment, brewer's yeast”).
Cognate with German Bier, Dutch bier, English beer, Icelandic bjór. More at beer.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /biər/

### Noun

Bier n (plural Bier)
* beer

## Central Franconian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /biə̯/
* Homophone: Bir (may be distinguished by tone)

### Etymology 1

From Middle High German bier, from Old High German bior, from Proto-West Germanic *beuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *beuzą.

#### Noun

Bier n or m (plural Bier)
* (many dialects) beer (drink)

##### Usage notes

* Masculine in southern Moselle Franconian, otherwise neuter.

##### Alternative forms

* Beer (western Moselle Franconian)

### Etymology 2

From Middle High German bēr, from Old High German bēr, from Proto-West Germanic *bair.

#### Noun

Bier m (plural Biere)
* (most dialects) a male uncastrated pig; a boar
    Buur, Bär un Bier sinn drei kodde Dier.Farmer, bear and boar are three evil animals. (Old Colognian proverb expressing city-dwellers’ snobbery)

##### See also

* Bärch, Barch (castrated)

## German
### Etymology

From Middle High German bier, from Old High German bior, from Proto-West Germanic *beuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *beuzą (“beer”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰews-, *bheus- (“dross, sediment, brewer's yeast”).
Akin to Dutch bier, Low German Beer, bêr, English beer, Icelandic bjór. More at beer.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /biːɐ̯/
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* Rhymes: -iːɐ̯

### Noun

Bier n (strong, genitive Bieres or Biers, plural Biere or Bier, diminutive Bierchen n)
* (beverage) beer (alcoholic beverage fermented from starch material; a serving of this beverage)
* (figurative, informal) business, beeswax (personal affairs)
    Das ist nicht mein Bier! ― That's none of my business!

#### Usage notes

* As is common with beverages in German, the unchanged plural Bier can be used after numerals in the sense of “quantities of beer” (glasses, bottles, cans). One may order:
    Zwei Bier, bitte!Two beers, please!(Nota bene: In many places of the German language area, this is not a common order; instead one often specifies Pils, Weißbier, Kölsch, etc.)
* The marked plural Biere is used to mean different kinds of beer.
    Pils und Kölsch sind beliebte deutsche Biere.Pils and Kölsch are popular German beers.

#### Declension

$^1$Now rare, see notes.

#### Hyponyms

* Altbier
* Dunkelbier
* Fassbier
* Flaschenbier
* Hellbier
* Konterbier
* Malzbier
* Rauchbier
* Roggenbier
* Schwarzbier
* Wegbier
* Weißbier
* Weizenbier

#### Derived terms

* bierartig

#### Related terms

* Bierabend
* Bierausschank
* Bierbaß
* Bierbecher
* Bierbrauer
* Bierdeckel
* Biergarten
* Bierglas
* Bierhefe
* Bierjunge
* Bierkeller
* Bierleiche
* Bierschaum
* Bierschorle
* Biersuppe
* Biertheke
* Bierwürze

#### Descendants

* → Italian: birra (see there for further descendants)
* → Romanian: bere
* → Swedish: bir

### Further reading

* “Bier” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
* “Bier” in Duden online
* “Bier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
* “Bier”, in PONS (in German), Stuttgart: PONS GmbH, 2001–2025

## Hunsrik
### Etymology

Inherited from Central Franconian bier, from Old High German bior, from Proto-West Germanic *beuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *beuzą (“beer”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰews-, *bheus- (“dross, sediment, brewer's yeast”).
Cognate with German Bier.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpiːa/
* Rhymes: -iːa
* Syllabification: Bier
* Homophone: Bia

### Noun

Bier n (plural Biere)
* beer

#### Related terms

* Biermacher

### References

* ↑ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Bier”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 24

## Luxembourgish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /biːr/, [biə̯], [ˈbiː.ɐ]
* Rhymes: -iːə

### Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *berō, from Proto-Germanic *berô. Compare German Bär, English bear, Dutch beer.

#### Noun

Bier m (plural Bieren)
* bear

##### Derived terms

* Äisbier
* Teddybier

### Etymology 2

From Old High German bira, from Latin pirum.

#### Noun

Bier f (plural Bieren)
* pear
* light bulb

##### Alternative forms

* Bir (superseded in 2019)

### Etymology 3

From Proto-West Germanic *baʀi, from Proto-Germanic *bazją. Compare German Beere, Danish bær, English berry.

#### Noun

Bier n (plural Bier)
* berry

##### Usage notes

* "Bier" can also mean "nut" or "bonce" (as in head) when used in Luxembourgish slang: i.e.: "wann's de dech net gëss, kriss de eng op d'Bier!" meaning "if you don't behave, you'll be hit in the head!"

##### Derived terms

* Hammbier
* Molbier
* Päerdsbier
* Schwaarzbier
* Äerdbier

## Pennsylvania German
### Etymology

From Middle High German bier, from Old High German bior, from Proto-West Germanic *beuʀ.
Compare German Bier, Dutch bier, English beer.

### Noun

Bier n (plural Biere)
* beer

#### Derived terms

* Bierhef