firre

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Middle English

firre

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English fyrh, furh, from Proto-West Germanic *furhu, from Proto-Germanic *furhō. Alternatively from Old Norse fýri, from the same Proto-Germanic source.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfir(ə)/, /ˈfɛr(ə)/

Noun

firre

  1. fir (Abies spp.)
  2. fir wood

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: fir
  • Scots: fir

References

Swedish

Etymology

Derived from fisk (fish) by a colloquial formation changing certain /s/ consonant clusters into -rr-. Compare flaska > flarra (bottle) and smaskig > smarrig (yummy, tasty).

Pronunciation

Noun

firre c

  1. (colloquial) fish
    Synonym: fisk
    Vilken fin firre du fick!What a nice fish you got!

Declension

Declension of firre 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative firre firren firrar firrarna
Genitive firres firrens firrars firrarnas

References

Traveller Norwegian

Noun

firre

  1. a fish

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