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fer
English
Pronunciation
- (unstressed) IPA(key): /f?(?)/
Preposition
fer
- (dialectal, especially Britain) Pronunciation spelling of for.
References
- fer in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- REF, RFE, Ref, Ref., erf, ref
Aragonese
Etymology
From Latin facere, present active infinitive of faci?.
Verb
fer
- to make
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /?fe/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /?fe?/
Etymology 1
From Old Occitan far, from Latin facere, present active infinitive of faci?, from Proto-Italic *faki?, from Proto-Indo-European *d?eh?- (“to put, place, set”).
Verb
fer (first-person singular present faig, past participle fet)
- to make, produce
- to make up
- to do, to cause to be done
- to make do
- to give
- to lay
- to cause
- to go
- (impersonal, of weather) to be
- to play
- to measure
Conjugation
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 2
From Old Occitan [Term?] (compare Occitan fèr), from Latin ferus (compare French fier, Spanish fiero), from Proto-Indo-European *??wer-.
Adjective
fer (feminine fera, masculine plural fers, feminine plural feres)
- wild (untamed, not domesticated)
Related terms
Further reading
- “fer” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “fer” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “fer” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “fer” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Faroese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fe??/
- Homophone: ferð
Verb
fer
- third-person singular present of fara
French
Etymology
From Middle French fer, from Old French fer, from Latin ferrum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f??/
- Homophones: fers, faire
Noun
fer m (plural fers)
- iron
- shoe (for horse); steel tip
- (golf) iron
- iron (appliance)
- (in the plural, archaic) irons, fetters
Derived terms
Descendants
- Antillean Creole: fè
- Haitian Creole: fè
- Karipúna Creole French: fé
- Louisiana Creole French: fèr, fè
Further reading
- “fer” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Hunsrik
Etymology
Compare Pennsylvania German fer, German für and English for.
Preposition
fer
- for
Further reading
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary
Icelandic
Verb
fer
- inflection of fara:
- first-person singular present indicative
- third-person singular present indicative
Latin
Verb
fer
- first-person singular present active subjunctive of for
- second-person singular present active imperative of fer?
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish fer, from Proto-Celtic *wiros, from Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f?r/
Noun
fer m (plural fir)
- man
- one (modified by an adjective or demonstrative, referring to an object or animal)
- used as a dummy noun to support a number, referring to a person, object or animal
Synonyms
- dooinney
Derived terms
- ard-er
- fer ynsee
Mutation
References
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “fer”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Mauritian Creole
Etymology
From French faire.
Verb
fer (medial form fer)
- To make
- To do
Derived terms
- kifer
Middle English
Alternative forms
- feor, for, fur, feer, ver, veir, far
Etymology
From Old English feorr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f?r/
Adjective
fer
- Far.
Descendants
- English: far
- Scots: faur
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French fer.
Noun
fer m (plural fers)
- iron (metal)
- (by extension) (iron) sword
Descendants
- French: fer (see there for further descendants)
Middle Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish fer, from Primitive Irish *????? (*viras), from Proto-Celtic *wiros, from Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f?er/
Noun
fer m (genitive fir, nominative plural fir)
- man
- c. 1000, Anonymous; published in (1935) , Rudolf Thurneysen, editor, Scéla Mucca Meic Dathó, Dublin: Staionery Office, § 1, l. 13, page 2: “In fer no·t?h??ged iarsint ?ligi do·bered in n-a?l isin coiri, ocus a·taibred din ch?tgab?il, iss ed no·ithed. [Each man who came along the way would put the flesh-fork into the cauldron, and whatever he got at the first taking, it was that which he ate. (literally, “The man who…”)]”
Descendants
- Irish: fear
- Manx: fer
- Scottish Gaelic: fear
Mutation
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “fer”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Norman
Alternative forms
- faer (Guernsey)
- fé (France, Jersey)
Etymology
From Old French fer, from Latin ferrum.
Noun
fer m (uncountable)
- (Sark) iron
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
fer
- present tense of fara and fare
Occitan
Verb
fer
- Alternative form of faire
Conjugation
Old French
Etymology 1
From Latin ferrum.
Noun
fer m (oblique plural fers, nominative singular fers, nominative plural fer)
- iron (metal)
- (by extension) sword (made of iron)
Descendants
- Middle French: fer
- French: fer (see there for further descendants)
- Norman: fé (France, Jersey), faer (Guernsey), fer (Sark)
- Walloon: fier
Etymology 2
From Latin ferum, accusative of ferus (“wild”)
Adjective
fer m (oblique and nominative feminine singular fere)
- cruel; harsh
- fierce; ferocious
Declension
Descendants
- ? English: fierce (from the nominative singular fers)
- French: fier
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (fier)
- fer on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
Old High German
Etymology
From West Proto-Germanic *ferrai., whence also Old English feorr.
Adjective
fer
- remote
Adverb
fer
- far
References
- Braune, Wilhelm. Althochdeutsches Lesebuch, zusammengestellt und mit Glossar versehen
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f?er/
Etymology 1
From Primitive Irish *????? (*viras), from Proto-Celtic *wiros, from Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós. Cognates include Latin vir, Sanskrit ??? (v?rá) and Gothic ???????????????? (wair).
Noun
fer m (genitive fir, nominative plural fir)
- man
- husband
- c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 22c10
- c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 22c10
Declension
Derived terms
- oín?er
Descendants
- Middle Irish: fer
- Irish: fear
- Manx: fer
- Scottish Gaelic: fear
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “fer”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
fer
- second-person singular imperative of feraid
·fer
- third-person singular preterite conjunct of feraid
Mutation
Old Saxon
Alternative forms
- ferr, ferro
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f?r/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *ferro, an old comparative form
Adverb
fer
- far
Descendants
- Middle Low German: verre
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *ferro.
Adjective
fer
- far
Declension
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Compare German für, Dutch voor, English for, Hunsrik fer.
Preposition
fer
- for
Piedmontese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f?r/
Noun
fer m
- iron
Romansch
Alternative forms
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) far
Etymology
From Latin faci?, facere.
Verb
fer
- (Puter) to do, make
Scots
Alternative forms
- fere, ferr
Pronunciation
- (Hawick) IPA(key): /?f?r/
Adjective
fer (comparative ferther, superlative ferthest)
- (South Scots) far
Derived terms
- fer ahint
- fer away
- fer ben
- ferness (“farness”)
- ferrer (“farther”)
- ferrest (“farthest”)
- fer sichty (“far-sighted”)
- ferther (“farther”)
- ferthest (“farthest”)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From English fair.
Adjective
fer (Cyrillic spelling ???)
- fair
Adverb
fer (Cyrillic spelling ???)
- fairly
Welsh
Adjective
fer
- Soft mutation of ber (“short”).
Mutation
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fervent
English
Etymology
From Middle English fervent, from Old French fervent, from Latin fervens, ferventem, present participle of fervere (“to boil, ferment, glow, rage”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?f?.v?nt/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?f??.v?nt/
- Hyphenation: fer?vent
- Rhymes: -??(?)v?nt
Adjective
fervent (comparative more fervent, superlative most fervent)
- Exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, or belief.
- 1819, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Mathilda, ch. 3:
- As I returned my fervent hopes were dashed by so many fears.
- 1819, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Mathilda, ch. 3:
- Having or showing emotional warmth, fervor, or passion.
- 1876, Wilkie Collins, "Mr. Captain and the Nymph," in Little Novels,
- Never again would those fresh lips touch his lips with their fervent kiss!
- 1876, Wilkie Collins, "Mr. Captain and the Nymph," in Little Novels,
- Glowing, burning, very hot.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Second Epistle of Peter, 3:10:
- But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Second Epistle of Peter, 3:10:
Derived terms
- fervently
Related terms
- fever
- ferment
- fervid
- fervor
Translations
Further reading
- fervent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- fervent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- fervent at OneLook Dictionary Search
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin ferv?ns.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /f???vent/
- (Central) IPA(key): /f?r?ben/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /fe??vent/
Adjective
fervent (masculine and feminine plural fervents)
- fervent
- Synonym: fervorós
Derived terms
- ferventment
Related terms
- fervor
Further reading
- “fervent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “fervent” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “fervent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “fervent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
From Old French, from Latin ferv?ntem, accusative of ferv?ns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f??.v??/
- Homophone: fervents
Adjective
fervent (feminine singular fervente, masculine plural fervents, feminine plural ferventes)
- fervent
Derived terms
- fervemment
Further reading
- “fervent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Latin
Verb
fervent
- third-person plural present active indicative of ferve?
Romanian
Etymology
From French fervent, from Latin fervens.
Adjective
fervent m or n (feminine singular fervent?, masculine plural ferven?i, feminine and neuter plural fervente)
- fervent
Declension
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