Füür

See also: füür

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German viur, from Old High German fiur, fuïr, from Proto-West Germanic *fuir, from Proto-Germanic *fōr, from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥. Cognate with German Feuer, Dutch vuur, English fire, Swedish fyr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fyːr/

Noun

Füür n (plural Füür or Füürer)

1. fire

Derived terms

• Fëgfüür

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• Feier (Moselle Franconian, most dialects), Fauer (fewer dialects)

Etymology

From Middle High German viur, from Old High German fiur, fuïr, from Proto-West Germanic *fuir, from Proto-Germanic *fōr, from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fyə̯/
• Homophones: für, vür

Noun

Füür n (plural Füür, diminutive Füürche)

1. (Ripuarian) fire

   Setz dich bei et Füür, do häs de-r-et wärm.

   Go sit by the fire, where it’s warm for you.

Low German

Alternative forms

• Füer (alt form in Oldenburg, East Frisian, Vest Recklinghausen)
• Vüür (some dialects)
• füür (Brazilian Pomeranian)
• vüür (Dutch Low Saxon)

Etymology

From Middle Low German vü̂r, from Old Saxon fiur, from Proto-West Germanic *fuir, from Proto-Germanic *fōr, from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥.

Compare German Feuer, Dutch vuur, West Frisian fjoer, English fire, Danish fyr.

Noun

Füür n (plural Füür) (many German Low German dialects)

1. fire