fiur

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word fiur. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word fiur, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say fiur in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word fiur you have here. The definition of the word fiur will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition offiur, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Old Frisian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fuir, from Proto-Germanic *fōr, from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥.

Noun

fiūr n

  1. fire

Declension

Declension of fiūr (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative fiūr fiūr
accusative fiūr fiūr
genitive fiūres fiūra
dative fiūre fiūrum, fiūrem

Descendants

  • Saterland Frisian: Fjúur
  • West Frisian: fjoer

References

  • Hofmann, Dietrich, Tjerk Popkema, Anne with co-op. Gisela Hofmann (2008) Altfriesisches Handwörterbuch [Old Frisian Concise Dictionary]‎ (in German), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter GmbH Heidelberg, →ISBN
  • Köbler, Gerhard, Altfriesisches Wörterbuch (4th edition 2014)

Old Irish

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

fiur

  1. Lenited form of siur.

Mutation

Mutation of fiur
radical lenition nasalization
siur phiur, fiur unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Noun

fiur

  1. dative singular of fer

Mutation

Mutation of fiur
radical lenition nasalization
fiur ḟiur fiur
pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fuir, from Proto-Germanic *fōr, from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥. Compare Old Frisian fiūr, fiōr, Old English fȳr, Old High German fiur, Old Norse fúrr, fýrr.

Noun

fiur n

  1. fire

Declension

Declension of fiur (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative fiur fiur
accusative fiur fiur
genitive fiures fiurō
dative fiure fiurun
instrumental — —


Descendants

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia