פֿיר

Yiddish

Yiddish numbers ^(edit)

	40
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Cardinal: פֿיר (fir)     Ordinal: פֿערט (fert)     Fractional: פֿערטל (fertl)

Pronunciation

• (YIVO, Litvish) IPA^(key): /fɪr/
• (Poylish) IPA^(key): /fiːr/
• (Ukrainish) IPA^(key): /fir/

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)

1. four

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

פֿיר • (fir)

1. inflection of פֿירן (firn):
   1. first-person singular
   2. imperative singular