fiur

Old Frisian

Alternative forms

• fiōr

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
genitive	fiūres	fiūra
dative	fiūre	fiūrum, fiūrem
accusative	fiūr	fiūr

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]‎^[1] (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

• phiur

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɸʲi.ur]

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

• IPA^(key): [ɸʲiu̯r]

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

• Middle Low German: vǖr
  • German Low German: Füür, Füer, Für
  • Plautdietsch: Fia