sier
Danish
editNoun
editsier c
- indefinite plural of si
Verb
editsier
Dutch
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom sieren.
Noun
editsier m (uncountable)
- decoration
- Dat is allemaal voor de sier!
- It's all decoration!
Related terms
editEtymology 2
editNoun
editsier m (uncountable)
Derived terms
editEtymology 3
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
editsier
- inflection of sieren:
References
edit- “sier” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]
Anagrams
editGerman
editEtymology
editBlend of sie (“she”) + er (“he”).
Pronunciation
editPronoun
editsier
- (nonstandard, neologism, rare) they (singular); a third person, singular, personal pronoun referring to a nonbinary person or person of unspecified gender
- Sascha verwirrte Menschen sehr oft, weil sier sich weder als Frau noch als Mann zu erkennen gab.
- Sascha confused people very often, because they didn’t present themselves as either a woman or a man.
- Da sier weit entfernt von mir wohnt, kann ich einen Besuch bei siem nicht oft machen. Ich vermisse sien so sehr.
- Since they live very far away from me, I can't take a trip over to them very often. I miss them so much.
- 2019, Tobias O. Meißner, Evil Miss Universe[1]:
- Die Transgenderpersönlichkeit fiel ihm ebenfalls auf, weil sier einen ähnlich ausgefallenen Modegeschmack an den Tag legte wie Dominique, aber sihn sah Luc nur zweimal, konnte also nicht so auf dem Laufenden bleiben wie bei Dominique.
- The transgender person also drew his attention, because they showed a fashion taste that was as eccentric as Dominque’s, but Luc met them only twice and therefore could not stay as up-to-date with them as he did with Dominique.
- 2020, Miriam Schmidt-Jüngst, Namenwechsel – Die soziale Funktion von Vornamen im Transitionsprozess transgeschlechtlicher Personen[2]:
- Bevor Jona insbesondere durch das Internet erfahren hatte, dass andere Personen sich außerhalb der Geschlechterbinarität verorten, verwendete sier einige Zeit auch den Begriff Transmann für sich, was dann jedoch als unpassend wieder abgelegt wurde.
- Before learning, in particular through the internet, that other people situated themselves outside of the gender binary, they had used the term trans man for themselves for some time, but later shed this as an inadequate description.
- 2021, Nora Bendzko, Die Götter müssen sterben[3]:
- Sier respektierte den gefällten Mann, auch wenn er ihrm keinen Respekt gezeigt hatte.
- They respected the slain man, even though he hadn’t shown them any respect.
Usage notes
edit- Considered nonstandard, sier has gained limited usage in queer circles and in (translations of) science-fiction and fantasy novels.
- For usage as a possessive pronoun, see sierer.
Declension
editThe forms of the oblique cases are not very fixed; other variants may occur.
Declension of sier | ||
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Form | IPAkey | |
nominative | sier | /ziːɐ̯/ |
genitive | sierer sieser |
/ˈziːʁɐ/ /ˈziːzɐ/ |
dative | siem sihm ihrm |
/ziːm/ /ziːm/ /iːɐ̯m/ |
accusative | sien sihn |
/ziːn/ /ziːn/ |
Determiner
editsier
- (nonstandard, neologism, rare) their (singular); a third person, singular, possessive determiner referring to a nonbinary person or person of unspecified gender
- Das ist das Haus sierer Mutter!
- That's their mother's house!
- Berlin ist siere Heimatstadt.
- Berlin is their hometown.
- Am Wochenende helfe ich sierer Familie beim Streichen des Hauses.
- This weekend I'm helping their family paint the house.
- 2019, Ann Lecker, transl., Bus 57, Blindlach, Germany: Loewe Verlag GmbH, translation of The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater, →ISBN:
- »Ich frage mich, ob es Sasha schwerer gefallen wäre, sieren Platz in der Welt zu finden, wenn sier nicht auf eine Schule gegangen wäre, auf der Alternativen zur Norm ein Teil der Kultur und akzeptiert waren«, sagte er.
- "I wonder whether it would have been more difficult for Sasha to find their place in the word if they hadn't gone to a school where alternatives to the norm were a part of the culture and accepted," he said.
- 2019, Detlef Klewer, editor, Alien Eroticon: Erotische SF, Bremen, Germany: Eridanus Verlag, →ISBN:
- Beobachte interessiert, wie Wandi mit einer Hand sier Glas hält, sich mit der anderen an der Stupsnase kratzt, mit einer weiteren an der violetten Unterlippe sieres riesigen Mundes herumbibbelt...
- I observe with interest how Wandi holds their glass with one hand, scratches their button nose with the other, plays around the purple lower lip of their huge mouth with yet another hand...
- 2021, Judith Vogt, Lena Richter, Kathrin Dodenhoeft, editors, Queer*Welten 05-2021, Germany: Ach je Verlag, →ISBN:
- 2018 veröffentlichte sier sieren Debütroman „Der Schleier der Welt“ gemeinsam mit sierem damaligen Partner Sven Kreuer.
- In 2018 they published their debut novel, Der Schleier der Welt, together with their then-partner Sven Kreuer.
- 2022, Amalia Zeichnerin, Regency Park, Germany: epubli, →ISBN:
- ...was Ash mit leisem Stöhnen beantwortete, das bald lauter wurde, während sieser Atemzüge sich beschleunigten.
- ...which Ash answered with a soft moan that soon grew louder as their breaths accelerated.
- 2022, Roxane Bicker, Sarah Malhus, Hic sunt Dracones: Phantastische Reiseberichte, Norderstedt, Germany: BoD–Books on Demand Gmbh, →ISBN:
- Siese linke Klaue fehlte.
- Their left claw was missing.
Usage notes
edit- Sier is nonstandard in Standard German. The declined forms are not fixed; other variants may occur.
Declension
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editsier
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