fiero
See also: Fiero
Esperanto
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
fiero (uncountable, accusative fieron)
Italian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From earlier fero, from Latin ferus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwéros, derived from *ǵʰwer- (“wild”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
fiero (feminine fiera, masculine plural fieri, feminine plural fiere, superlative fierissimo)
- (literary) fierce, specifically:
- cruel, merciless
- (figurative, of fate) fiercely hostile
- (by extension, of a face) frightening, intimidating
- Synonyms: orribile, spaventoso
- frightening, ghastly, horrible
- (of a struggle) savage, violent
- (of natural forces) furious, raging
- (of feelings or expressions) intense, vehement
- cruel, merciless
- (uncommon) audacious, bold, daring
- proud
- Sono fiero di te. ― I am proud of you.
- Synonyms: altero, orgoglioso
Derived terms
References
- fiero in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Northern Sami
Pronunciation
Verb
fiero
- inflection of fierrut:
Old Spanish
Etymology
From Latin ferus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwer-.
Pronunciation
Adjective
fiero (feminine singular fiera, masculine plural fieros, feminine plural fieras)
- savage, wild
- c. 1200: Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 14r.
- Dẏxo nŕo ſénor amoẏſen. maduRga ala mannana ¬ di a pharaon. Q ẏol digo q́ dexe mio pueblo. E ſi nóblo dexare echare en el ẏenſos vaſſallos beſtias fieras. ¬ emplir ſe an todas las caſas ¬ todala tŕa. E marauillar ſe an en es dẏa.
- Our Lord said unto Moses, “Rise early in the morning and say unto Pharaoh that I order he let my people go, and that should he not let them go, I will unleash upon him and his servants savage beasts, and they will fill every house and all the earth, and on that day they will be awed. […]”
- Dẏxo nŕo ſénor amoẏſen. maduRga ala mannana ¬ di a pharaon. Q ẏol digo q́ dexe mio pueblo. E ſi nóblo dexare echare en el ẏenſos vaſſallos beſtias fieras. ¬ emplir ſe an todas las caſas ¬ todala tŕa. E marauillar ſe an en es dẏa.
- c. 1200: Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 14r.
Descendants
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish fiero, from Latin ferus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwer-.
Pronunciation
Adjective
fiero (feminine fiera, masculine plural fieros, feminine plural fieras)
- wild (of an animal, living in the wild)
- Synonym: salvaje
- wild, fierce, ferocious
- Synonym: feroz
- biting, searing (pain)
Further reading
- “fiero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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