Dear

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Homophones 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Translations

English

Etymology

Middle English dere , from Old English dēore . Confer Dutch duur, "costly", German teuer , "dear".

Pronunciation

• SAMPA: /dI@/

Homophones

deer

Adjective

dear, dearer, dearest

1. loved; lovable
2. high in price; expensive
3. precious to or greatly valued by someone
4. a formal way of addressing somebody at the beginning of a letter
5. a formal way of addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly

Translations

• Bulgarian: любим m
• Dutch: beste , geachte
•  : kallis
• Finnish: rakas (loving), parhain
• French: cher, chère
• German: lieb (1,5), teuer (2,3), Sehr geehrt (4)
• Guaraní: ayhupára (t-)
• Indonesian: tersayang , kesayangan
• Interlingua: car
• Japanese: 愛しい (いとしい , itoshii), 恋しい (こいしい , koishii)
• Polish: drogi m, droga f, drogie n
• Portuguese: caro m, cara f, querido m, querida f
• Russian: дорогой m