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fir
English
Etymology
From Middle English firre, from either Old Norse fýri (as in fýriskógr (“pine-wood”) or Old English fyrh, furh (as in furhwudu (“pinewood”), from Proto-West Germanic *furhu, from Proto-Germanic *furh?, *furhij? from Proto-Indo-European *p??k?eh?, from *pérk?us (“oak”).
Germanic cognates include Dutch vuren, Low German Fuhr, German Föhre (“pine”), Danish fyr). Outside of Germanic, compare Italian (Trentino) porca (“fir”), Latin quercus (“oak”), Albanian shpardh, shparr (“Italian oak”), Punjabi ????? (parg??, “holm oak, Quercus baloot”)). Related to frith.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /f??(?)/
- (US) enPR: fûr, IPA(key): /f?/
- (Scotland), IPA(key): /f??/
- Rhymes: -??(r)
- Homophone: fur (with the fir-fur merger)
Noun
fir (countable and uncountable, plural firs)
- (chiefly countable) A conifer of the genus Abies.
- (chiefly countable) Any pinaceous conifer of related genera, especially a Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga) or a Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris).
- 1991, Paul Chadwick, Concrete: American Christmas, Dark Horse Books
- I can almost smell the fir scent… resinous, pungent.
- 1991, Paul Chadwick, Concrete: American Christmas, Dark Horse Books
- (uncountable) Wood of such trees.
Synonyms
- (all countable senses): fir tree
Derived terms
Translations
References
Anagrams
- Fri, IFR, IRF, RFI, RIF, Rif, rif
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f????/
Noun
fir m
- inflection of fear (“man; husband”):
- vocative/genitive singular
- nominative/dative plural
Mutation
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German furi, from Proto-West Germanic *furi, from Proto-Germanic *furi. Cognate with German für, English for.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fi??/, [?fi?.?], [fi??]
- IPA(key): /fe(?)/, [f?], [f?] (reduced)
- Homophone: vir
Preposition
fir (+ accusative)
- for
Derived terms
- fir datt
- fir d'éischt
- fir ze
Manx
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f?r/
Noun
fir
- plural of fer
Mutation
Northern Kurdish
Alternative forms
- firr
Noun
fir f
- flight (act of flying)
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
fir
- imperative of fire
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f?ir?/
Noun
fir
- inflection of fer:
- vocative/genitive singular
- nominative plural
Mutation
Romanian
Etymology
From Latin f?lum, from Proto-Indo-European *g??iH-(s-)lo-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fir/
Noun
fir n (plural fire)
- thread, string, filament, wire
- (fir de p?r) a hair
Derived terms
- desfira
- înfira
- r?sfira
See also
- sârm? f
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
fir m
- genitive singular of fear
- nominative plural of fear
Mutation
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firy
English
Etymology
fire +? -y
Adjective
firy (comparative more firy, superlative most firy)
- Obsolete form of fiery.
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