פֿײַער

Yiddish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaɪ̯ər/

Etymology 1

From Old High German fuir, from Proto-Germanic *fōr.

Noun

פֿײַער • (fayer) m or n, plural פֿײַערן (fayern), diminutive פֿײַערל (fayerl)

1. fire

Derived terms

• פֿײַערלעך (fayerlekh)
• פֿײַער־לעשער (fayer-lesher)

See also

• שׂרפֿה (sreyfe)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

פֿײַער • (fayer)

1. inflection of פֿײַערן (fayern):
   1. first-person singular present
   2. second-person singular imperative