fýra

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See also: fyra

Faroese

Faroese cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : fýra
    Ordinal : fjórði
    Multiplier : ferfaldur
    Fractional : fjórðingur

Etymology

From Old Norse fjórir, from Proto-Germanic *fedwōr, from *kʷetwṓr, the neuter form of Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres.

Pronunciation

Numeral

fýra

  1. four, cardinal number after trý and before fimm

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Verb

fýra (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative fýraði, supine fýrað)

  1. (dated, informal) to fire (from a gun)
  2. to turn on or turn up the heat, to light a fire

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