bajer

See also: bajêr

Danish

Etymology

From bajrer (Bavarian) or a contraction of bajersk (Bavarian) øl, from Medieval Latin Bajuvarius.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bajər/, [ˈb̥ɑjˀɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ajˀər

Noun

bajer c (singular definite bajeren, plural indefinite bajere)

  1. (countable, colloquial) beer

Declension

Declension of bajer
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bajer bajeren bajere bajerne
genitive bajers bajerens bajeres bajernes

Descendants

  • Greenlandic: baaja

References

Polish

Etymology

Back-formation from bajerować.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈba.jɛr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ajɛr
  • Syllabification: ba‧jer

Noun

bajer m inan

  1. (colloquial) baloney, white lie, pitch (a small lie intended to impress or convince someone to do something for someone)
    Łykała wszystkie jego bajery bez mrugnięcia okiem.She fell for every one of his flashy gimmicks without batting an eye.
  2. (colloquial) luxury accessory
  3. (colloquial) stunner (something awesome or astonishing)
  4. (colloquial) eye-catcher (something added to make an object more attractive)
    Synonyms: szmery bajery, wodotrysk
  5. (colloquial) hassle, SNAFU (a problem or difficult situation)
    Synonyms: problem, zagwozdka

Declension

Derived terms

Adjective

bajer (comparative bardziej bajer, superlative najbardziej bajer, indeclinable, derived adverb bajer)

  1. (colloquial) awesome, ripper (good)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:dobry
    Antonyms: see Thesaurus:zły

Adverb

bajer (comparative bardziej bajer, superlative najbardziej bajer)

  1. (colloquial) awesomely, ripper (in a good way)

References

  1. ^ Waniakowa, Jadwiga (30 September 2024), “Nie ma co bajerować, czyli o problemach w badaniach etymologicznych słownictwa potocznego na przykładzie wyrazów bajer i bajerować”, in Język Polski[1] (in Polish), →DOI, →ISSN, pages 5–15

Further reading

  • bajer in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bajer in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Weiher.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bâjer/
  • Hyphenation: ba‧jer

Noun

bȁjer m inan (Cyrillic spelling ба̏јер)

  1. (regional) lake, pond

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Turkish bayır.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bǎjer/
  • Hyphenation: ba‧jer

Noun

bàjer m inan (Cyrillic spelling ба̀јер)

  1. pasture, pastureland