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Yiddish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle High German vier, from Old High German fior, from Proto-West Germanic *feuwar, from Proto-Germanic *fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr, the neuter form of *kʷetwóres.
Numeral
פֿיר • (fir)
- four
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
פֿיר • (fir)
- inflection of פֿירן (firn):
- first-person singular
- imperative singular
Etymology 3
From Old High German vür, from Old High German furi, from Proto-West Germanic *furi, from Proto-Germanic *furi (“for”), from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₂-i-.
Preposition
פֿיר • (fir)
- Alternative form of פֿאַר (far): before, in front of, ahead of, prior to
Usage notes
- Sometimes used as a prefix or adverbial complement to form verbs, such as פֿירברענגען (firbrengen, “to bring forward”), פֿירקומען (firkumen, “to occur”) or פֿירהאַלטן (firhaltn, “to reproach”).
Derived terms
Etymology 4
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Noun
פֿיר • (fir) m, plural פֿירן (firn)
- practice, custom, usage
- stroke (of a brush, etc.)
- gesture of passing the hand over something
Further reading
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “פֿיר” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
- Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “פֿיר”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN