Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
fiir. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
fiir, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
fiir in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
fiir you have here. The definition of the word
fiir will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
fiir, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Old Galician-Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From earlier fĩir (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin fīniō.
Verb
fiir
- to finish, end; to die
- Synonyms: acabar, finar
c. 1295, R. Lorenzo, editor, La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla, Ourense: I.E.O.P.F, page 174:Et durou a guerra dessa uez ontre elles bem dous ãnos, fazendosse todauia muyto mal os hũus aos outros, de guisa que, ante que sse aquella contenda fijnse, morrerõ y muytos- And the war between them lasted that time for two years plus, making in every way a lot of harm the ones to the others, in wise that, before that conflict had ended, many died there
1506, C. de Azevedo Maia, editor, História do galego-português. Estado linguístico da Galiza e do Noroeste de Portugal do século XII ao século XVI (com referência á situação do galego moderno), Coimbra: I.N.I.C., page 244:Et fijndo o dito tenpo das ditas voſas vjdas de vos τ da dita voſa moller...- And finishing said time of said lives of you and of your wife...
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- “fiir” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “fi_ir” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “fijnr” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “fiid” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “fiin” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “fijn” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.