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Bavarian
Etymology 1
From Middle High German viur, viwer, viuwer, from Old High German fiur, from Proto-West Germanic *fuir, from Proto-Germanic *fōr, from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɑɛ̯ɐ/
- IPA(key): /ˈfɶːɐ/, /ˈfæːɐ/ (East Central, Vienna)
Noun
Feier n (plural Feier, diminutive Feierl)
- fire (chemical process)
- fire (instance of something burning)
- (firearms) fire; the act of firing
- a means for lighting a fire, i.e. a lighter or matches
Etymology 2
From Middle High German vire, from Old High German fīra, from Latin fēriae.
Pronunciation
Noun
Feier f (plural Feiern, diminutive Feierl)
- celebration
- party
- ceremony
- service
- observance
Central Franconian
- Fauer (variant in Moselle Franconian)
- Füür (Ripuarian)
Etymology
See Füür.
Pronunciation
Noun
Feier n
- (most of Moselle Franconian) fire
East Central German
Etymology
Compare German Feuer.
Pronunciation
Noun
Feier
- (Erzgebirgisch, Silesian) fire
Further reading
2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch, 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 41:
German
Etymology
From Middle High German vire, from Old High German fīra, from Latin fēriae.
Pronunciation
Noun
Feier f (genitive Feier, plural Feiern)
- celebration
- party
- ceremony
- service
- observance
Declension
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Feier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Feier” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Feier” in Duden online
- Feier on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Hunsrik
- fayer (Wiesemann spelling)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfaɪ̯a/
- Rhymes: -aɪ̯a
- Syllabification: Fei‧er
Etymology 1
Inherited from Central Franconian Feier, from Middle High German viur, from Old High German fiur, from Proto-Germanic *fōr, from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥.[1]
Cognate with German Feuer and Luxembourgish Feier.
Noun
Feier n (plural Feire)
- fire
Das Feier gehd net aan.- The fire won't light.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Inherited from Middle High German vīre, from Old High German fīra, borrowed from Latin fēriae.[1]
Cognate with German Feier and Luxembourgish Feier.
Noun
Feier f (plural Feire)
- celebration
- party
- Synonym: Fest
Derived terms
References
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old High German fiur, from Proto-Germanic *fōr. Cognate with German Feuer, Dutch vuur, West Frisian fjoer, English fire.
Noun
Feier n (plural Feieren)
- fire
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Old High German fīra, ultimately from Latin fēriae. Compare German Feier.
Noun
Feier f (plural Feieren)
- celebration
Derived terms
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Compare German Feuer, English fire.
Noun
Feier n (plural Feire)
- fire