fiar

English

Etymology

See feuar.

Noun

fiar (plural fiars)

1. (law, Scotland) One in whom the property of an estate is vested, subject to the estate of a liferenter.
   • Sir Walter Scott

     I am fiar of the lands; she a life renter.

2. The price of grain, as legally fixed, in the counties of Scotland, on an annual basis.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin ferrum. Compare Italian ferro, Romanian and Romansch fier, Friulian fiêr, French fer, Spanish hierro.

Noun

fiar m

1. iron

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Irish

Noun

fiar m (genitive fiair, nominative plural fiara)

1. slant, tilt, bias, obliquity
2. bend, twist; crookedness, perverseness

Declension

Declension of fiar

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative fiar fiara Vocative a fhiair a fhiara Genitive fiair fiar Dative fiar fiara

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an fiar na fiara Genitive an fhiair na bhfiar Dative leis an bhfiar don fhiar leis na fiara

Adjective

fiar

1. slanting, tilted, oblique, diagonal, crosswise
2. bent, warped, crooked, perverse

Declension

Declension of fiar

First Declension

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	masc.	fem.	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	fiar		fiara
Vocative	féir	fiar	fiara
Genitive	féir	féire	fiara	fiar
Dative	fiar		fiara
Comparative	féire

Verb

fiar (present analytic fiarann, future analytic fiarfaidh, verbal noun fiaradh, past participle fiartha)

1. to slant, tilt, veer, turn
2. to bend, twist, distort

Conjugation

First Conjugation (A)

		singular			plural			autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	fiaraim	fiarann tú; fiarair†	fiarann sé, sí	fiaraimid	fiarann sibh	fiarann siad; fiaraid†	fiartar
	past	d'fhiar mé; d'fhiaras†	d'fhiar tú; d'fhiarais†	d'fhiar sé, sí	d'fhiaramar	d'fhiar sibh; d'fhiarabhair†	d'fhiar siad; d'fhiaradar†	fiaradh
	future	fiarfaidh mé; fiarfad†	fiarfaidh tú; fiarfair†	fiarfaidh sé, sí	fiarfaimid; fiarfam†	fiarfaidh sibh	fiarfaidh siad; fiarfaid†	fiarfar
	past habitual	d'fhiarainn	d'fhiartá	d'fhiaradh sé, sí	d'fhiaraimis	d'fhiaradh sibh	d'fhiaraidís	d'fhiartaí
imperative		fiaraim	fiar	fiaradh sé, sí	fiaraimis	fiaraigí	fiaraidís	fiartar
conditional		d'fhiarfainn	d'fhiarfá	d'fhiarfadh sé, sí	d'fhiarfaimis	d'fhiarfadh sibh	d'fhiarfaidís	d'fhiarfaí
subjunctive	present	fiara mé; fiarad†	fiara tú; fiarair†	fiara sé, sí	fiaraimid	fiara sibh	fiara siad; fiaraid†	fiartar
	past	fiarainn	fiartá	fiaradh sé, sí	fiaraimis	fiaradh sibh	fiaraidís	fiartaí
verbal noun		fiaradh
past participle		fiartha

† Dialect form

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fiar	fhiar	bhfiar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Portuguese

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Latin filum.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA: /ˈfjaɾ/

Verb

fiar (first-person singular present indicative fio, past participle fiado)

1. to spin (thread)

Conjugation

  Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb fiar

Notes:

• This is a regular verb of the -ar group.
• Verbs with this conjugation include: amar, cantar, gritar, marchar, mostrar, nadar, parar, participar, retirar, separar, viajar.

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	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele/ela/você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles/elas/vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	fiar
Personal	fiar	fiares	fiar	fiarmos	fiardes	fiarem
Gerund
	fiando
Past participle
Masculine	fiado			fiados
Feminine	fiada			fiadas
Indicative
Present	fio	fias	fia	fiamos	fiais	fiam
Imperfect	fiava	fiavas	fiava	fiávamos	fiáveis	fiavam
Preterite	fiei	fiaste	fiou	fiamos fiámos	fiastes	fiaram
Pluperfect	fiara	fiaras	fiara	fiáramos	fiáreis	fiaram
Future	fiarei	fiarás	fiará	fiaremos	fiareis	fiarão
Conditional	fiaria	fiarias	fiaria	fiaríamos	fiaríeis	fiariam
Subjunctive
Present	fie	fies	fie	fiemos	fieis	fiem
Imperfect	fiasse	fiasses	fiasse	fiássemos	fiásseis	fiassem
Future	fiar	fiares	fiar	fiarmos	fiardes	fiarem
Imperative
Affirmative	fie	fia	fie	fiemos	fiai	fiem
Negative (não)	fie	fies	fie	fiemos	fieis	fiem

Etymology 2

From Latin *fidare, from fidere, present active infinitive of fidō.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA: /ˈfjaɾ/

Verb

fiar (first-person singular present indicative fio, past participle fiado)

1. to trust

Conjugation

  Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb fiar

Notes:

• This is a regular verb of the -ar group.
• Verbs with this conjugation include: amar, cantar, gritar, marchar, mostrar, nadar, parar, participar, retirar, separar, viajar.

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	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele/ela/você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles/elas/vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	fiar
Personal	fiar	fiares	fiar	fiarmos	fiardes	fiarem
Gerund
	fiando
Past participle
Masculine	fiado			fiados
Feminine	fiada			fiadas
Indicative
Present	fio	fias	fia	fiamos	fiais	fiam
Imperfect	fiava	fiavas	fiava	fiávamos	fiáveis	fiavam
Preterite	fiei	fiaste	fiou	fiamos fiámos	fiastes	fiaram
Pluperfect	fiara	fiaras	fiara	fiáramos	fiáreis	fiaram
Future	fiarei	fiarás	fiará	fiaremos	fiareis	fiarão
Conditional	fiaria	fiarias	fiaria	fiaríamos	fiaríeis	fiariam
Subjunctive
Present	fie	fies	fie	fiemos	fieis	fiem
Imperfect	fiasse	fiasses	fiasse	fiássemos	fiásseis	fiassem
Future	fiar	fiares	fiar	fiarmos	fiardes	fiarem
Imperative
Affirmative	fie	fia	fie	fiemos	fiai	fiem
Negative (não)	fie	fies	fie	fiemos	fieis	fiem

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Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• fiaraich (verb)

Verb

fiar (verbal noun fiaradh)

1. bend (become bended)
2. bend, slant, twist

Adjective

fiar

1. bent, crooked
2. slanting, oblique
3. squinting (of an eye)
4. cunning, sly

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin root *fidare, from fīdere, present active infinitive of fīdō.

Verb

fiar (first-person singular present fío, first-person singular preterite fie, past participle fiado)

1. to guarantee.
2. to sell on credit.
3. to entrust.
4. to confide.
5. to trust.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of fiar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

Rule: stressed í in certain conjugations; monosyllabic infinitives receive no written accent in certain conjugations.

infinitive			fiar
gerund			fiando
past participle			fiado
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú	él/ella usted	nosotros	vosotros	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	fío	fías	fía	fiamos	fiais	fían
	imperfect	fiaba	fiabas	fiaba	fiábamos	fiabais	fiaban
	preterite	fie	fiaste	fio	fiamos	fiasteis	fiaron
	future	fiaré	fiarás	fiará	fiaremos	fiaréis	fiarán
	conditional	fiaría	fiarías	fiaría	fiaríamos	fiaríais	fiarían
subjunctive		yo	tú	él/ella usted	nosotros	vosotros	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	fíe	fíes	fíe	fiemos	fieis	fíen
	imperfect (ra)	fiara	fiaras	fiara	fiáramos	fiarais	fiaran
	imperfect (se)	fiase	fiases	fiase	fiásemos	fiaseis	fiasen
	future	fiare	fiares	fiare	fiáremos	fiareis	fiaren
imperative		—	tú	usted	nosotros	vosotros	ustedes
	affirmative		fía	fíe	fiemos	fiad	fíen
	negative		no fíes	no fíe	no fiemos	no fieis	no fíen

Other verbs with this conjugation:

[+] Spanish verbs ending in -ar (conjugation i-í)

Related terms

• confiar
• fe
• fiel