Untier
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See also: untier
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German untier, equivalent to un- + Tier. Cognate with German Low German Undeer, Dutch ondier, West Frisian ûndier.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Untier n (strong, genitive Untieres or Untiers, plural Untiere)
- beast (wild, aggressive animal, which can be legendary)
- Synonym: Ungetier
- 1808, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil [Faust, Part One][1]:
- Hund! abscheuliches Unthier! – Wandle ihn, du unendlicher Geist!
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Untier [neuter, strong]
Further reading
[edit]- “Untier” in Duden online
- “Untier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Untier” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.