*diurijaz
Runic: ᛞᛁᚢᚱᛁᛃᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈdiu̯.ri.jɑz/adjective · ja-stem
Meanings
- dear, precious
- expensive
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰews-yó-s, from root *dʰwes- (‘to breathe, inhale, exhale’). If so, then related to *deuzą (‘animal, beast’).
Declension
Strong declension
| Case | Sg. Masc. | Sg. Fem. | Sg. Neut. | Pl. Masc. | Pl. Fem. | Pl. Neut. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | diurijaz | diurijō | diuriją, -atō | diurijai | diurijôz | diurijō |
| Acc. | diurijanǭ | diurijǭ | diuriją, -atō | diurijanz | diurijōz | diurijō |
| Gen. | diurijas, -is | diurijaizōz | diurijas, -is | diurijaizǫ̂ | diurijaizǫ̂ | diurijaizǫ̂ |
| Dat. | diurijammai | diurijaizōi | diurijammai | diurijaimaz | diurijaimaz | diurijaimaz |
| Inst. | diurijanō | diurijaizō | diurijanō | diurijaimiz | diurijaimiz | diurijaimiz |
Weak declension
| Case | Sg. Masc. | Sg. Fem. | Sg. Neut. | Pl. Masc. | Pl. Fem. | Pl. Neut. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | diurijô | diurijǭ | diurijô | diurijaniz | diurijōniz | diurijōnō |
| Acc. | diurijanų | diurijōnų | diurijô | diurijanunz | diurijōnunz | diurijōnō |
| Gen. | diuriiniz | diurijōniz | diuriiniz | diurijanǫ̂ | diurijōnǫ̂ | diurijanǫ̂ |
| Dat. | diuriini | diurijōni | diuriini | diurijammaz | diurijōmaz | diurijammaz |
| Inst. | diuriinē | diurijōnē | diuriinē | diurijammiz | diurijōmiz | diurijammiz |
Descendants
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*diuʀī (Proto-West Germanic)
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diuri (Old Dutch)
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diere (Middle Dutch)
- dier, duur (Dutch)
- deer, duur (Limburgish)
- diere (West Flemish)
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diere (Middle Dutch)
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diuri (Old Dutch)
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*diuʀī (Proto-West Germanic)
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dīere, dīore, dȳre, dēore (Old English)
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dere, deere, deore (Middle English)
- dear (English)
- dere, deir (Scots)
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dere, deere, deore (Middle English)
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dīere, dīore, dȳre, dēore (Old English)
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*diuʀī (Proto-West Germanic)
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diore, diure (Old Frisian)
- djuur (Saterland Frisian)
- djoer (West Frisian)
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diore, diure (Old Frisian)
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*diuʀī (Proto-West Germanic)
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tiuri (Old High German)
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tiure (Middle High German)
- tüür (Alemannic German)
- teier (Bavarian)
- teuer (German)
- טײַער (tayer) (Yiddish)
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tiure (Middle High German)
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tiuri (Old High German)
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*diuʀī (Proto-West Germanic)
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diuri (Old Saxon)
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dûre, dûr (Middle Low German)
- düür (Low German)
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dûre, dûr (Middle Low German)
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diuri (Old Saxon)
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dýrr (Old Norse)
- dyr (Danish)
- dýrur (Faroese)
- dýr (Icelandic)
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dýrr (Old Norse)
- dyr (Norwegian Bokmål)
- dyr (Norwegian Nynorsk)
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dýrr (Old Norse)
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dȳr (Old Swedish)
- dyr (Swedish)
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dȳr (Old Swedish)
- *tiüris (Proto-Finnic)
- *tivrës (Proto-Samic)