fir

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 References 2 Irish 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 3 Romanian 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 See also 4 Scottish Gaelic 4.1 Noun

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[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /fɜː(r)/, SAMPA: /f3:(r)/
• (GA) IPA: /fɝː/
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• Homophones: fur

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse fýri (“‘fir’”)^[1](spelt also fura, whence Danish fyr (“‘pine’”), but the word may have been borrowed from Old Danish^[1]), cognate with German Föhre (“‘pine’”), other non-Germanic cognates include Latin quercus, or (Verification for this etymology is sought): from Old English fyrh.

[edit] Noun

fir (plural firs)

1. A conifer of the genus Abies.
   • 1991, Paul Chadwick, Concrete: American Christmas, Dark Horse Books

     I can almost smell the fir scent… resinous, pungent.

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• fir tree

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• Notes:

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} “fir” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001

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[edit] Irish

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /fʲɪɾʲ/

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fir

1. Vocative singular form of fear.
2. Genitive singular form of fear.
3. nominative plural of fear

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[edit] Romanian

[edit] Etymology

From Latin filum.

[edit] Noun

fir n. (plural fire)

1. thread, string, filament, wire.

[edit] See also

• sirmă f.

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[edit] Scottish Gaelic

[edit] Noun

fir m.

1. Genitive of fear.
2. Plural of fear.