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[gier]
** German
*** Etymology
From [de], from [de]. The surname is from the noun, though it is also a Low
German form of [en] and in some personal name shortenings related to the
ancient [gmw-pro] as in [en].
*** Pronunciation
- [de]
- [de]
- [de]
*** Noun
[f.sg]
1. greed
**** Declension
[f.sg]
**** Derived terms
- [de]
- [de] [by secondary association]
**** Related terms
- [de] , [de] , [de] , [de] , [de] , [de] , [de] , [de] , [de] , [de]
- [de]
*** Proper noun
[surname]
1. [de]
*** Further reading
- [R:de:DWDS]
- [R:de:Duden]
[de]