פֿיר

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Yiddish

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

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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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

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פֿיר (fir)

  1. four

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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פֿיר (fir)

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

Etymology 3

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From Old High German vür, from Old High German furi, from Proto-West Germanic *furi, from Proto-Germanic *furi (for), from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₂-i-.

Preposition

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פֿיר (fir)

  1. Alternative form of פֿאַר (far): before, in front of, ahead of, prior to
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Derived terms
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Etymology 4

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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פֿיר (firm, plural פֿירן (firn)

  1. practice, custom, usage
  2. stroke (of a brush, etc.)
  3. gesture of passing the hand over something

Further reading

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  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “פֿיר” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “פֿיר”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN