feower
Old English
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Cardinal: fēower Ordinal: fēorþa Age: fēowerwintre Multiplier: fēowerfeald |
Alternative forms
- fēowor
- fēoƿer — wynn spelling
Etymology
From Anglo-Frisian *feuwær [ˈfeu̯.wær], from West Germanic *feuwar [ˈfeu̯.wɑr], from *fewwār [ˈfeu̯.wɑːr], from Proto-Germanic *fedwōr [ˈɸeð.woːr], from *petwṓr, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres. Cognate with Old Frisian fiūwer, Old Saxon fiuwar, Old Dutch *fiuwar, Old High German fior, Old Norse fjórir, Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌳𐍅𐍉𐍂 (fidwōr). Indo-European cognates include Proto-Slavic *četyre, Old Irish cethair, Ancient Greek τέσσαρες (téssares), Latin quattuor.
Pronunciation
Numeral
fēower