fia

See also: fià, fía, Fia, and FIA

Catalan

Verb

fia

1. third-person singular present indicative form of fiar
2. second-person singular imperative form of fiar

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Esperanto

Etymology

From fi- (“shameful, immoral, corrupt, dissolute, dirty, slutty”) +‎ -a (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ˈfia/
• Hyphenation: fi‧a
• Rhymes: -ia

Adjective

fia (accusative singular fian, plural fiaj, accusative plural fiajn)

1. shameful, ignoble

   La ekzekutisto, spite lia fia metio, estis bonkora viro. ― The executioner, despite his shameful trade, was a kind man.

2. naughty

   Nudpugan pugfrapadon la fiaj knabinetoj ricevis. ― A bare bottom spanking [is what] the naughty little girls got.

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Ewe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɪæ/

Noun

fia (plural fiawo)

1. king

Verb

fia

1. to burn
2. to demonstrate
3. to show
4. to teach

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French

Pronunciation

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Verb

fia

1. third-person singular past historic of fier

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Hungarian

Etymology

From the fi variant of fiú (“son”) +‎ -a (possessive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfiʲɒ]
• Hyphenation: fia

Noun

fia

1. third-person singular single-possession possessive of fiú

   A fia egy másik városban él. ― His/her son lives in another city.

Usage notes

• Fia is only used in the sense of one’s son, while one’s boyfriend is fiúja.

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	fia	—
accusative	fiát	—
dative	fiának	—
instrumental	fiával	—
causal-final	fiáért	—
translative	fiává	—
terminative	fiáig	—
essive-formal	fiaként	—
essive-modal	fiául	—
inessive	fiában	—
superessive	fián	—
adessive	fiánál	—
illative	fiába	—
sublative	fiára	—
allative	fiához	—
elative	fiából	—
delative	fiáról	—
ablative	fiától	—

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Irish

Alternative forms

• fiadh (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fʲiə]

Etymology 1

From Old Irish fíad (“wild animals, game, especially deer”), from fid m (“wood”).

Noun

fia m (genitive singular fia, nominative plural fianna)

1. deer

Declension

Declension of fia

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative fia fianna Vocative a fhia a fhianna Genitive fia fianna Dative fia fianna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an fia na fianna Genitive an fhia na bhfianna Dative leis an bhfia don fhia leis na fianna

Derived terms

• fia bairr m (“stag”)
• fia beannach m (“antlered deer, stag”)
• fia buí m (“fallow deer”)
• fiach fianna m (“deer-stalking”)
• fia-chú m (“deerhound”)
• fiafheoil f (“venison”)
• fia fionn m, fia bán m (“fallow deer”)
• fiagaí fianna m (“deer-stalker”)
• fialann f (“deerpark”)
• fia mór m (“elk”)
• fia odhar m (“roe deer”)
• fiaphoc m (“buck”)
• fia rua m (“red deer”)
• fiasheilg f, seilg fianna f (“(act of) stag-hunting”)

 

Adjective

fia

1. wild

Derived terms

• diasa fia m (“corn-cockle”)
• fia- (“wild; large, outsize”)

 

Etymology 2

From Old Irish fíad (“uncultivated land, a waste spot; a territory, land”).

Noun

fia m (genitive singular fia)

1. waste, wilderness
2. land, territory

Declension

Declension of fia

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative fia Vocative a fhia Genitive fia Dative fia

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an fia Genitive an fhia Dative leis an bhfia don fhia

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fia	fhia	bhfia
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• "fia" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “2 fíad”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
• C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “3 fíad”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
• Entries containing “fia” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “fia” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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Portuguese

Verb

fia

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of fiar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of fiar

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Romansch

Alternative forms

• fieu (Rumantsch Grischun)
• fiug (Sursilvan)
• fiac (Sutsilvan)
• fi (Surmiran)
• fö (Puter, Vallader)

Etymology

From Latin focus (“hearth, fireplace”).

Noun

fia m

1. (Sutsilvan) fire

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Samoan

Verb

fia

1. want to do something

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Spanish

Verb

fia

1. (Latin America) Informal second-person singular (voseo) affirmative imperative form of fiar.

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Swahili

Verb

-fia (infinitive kufia)

1. Applicative form of -fa

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fia
Non-finite forms
Form					Positive							Negative
Infinitive					kufia							kutofia
Simple finite forms
Positive form					Singular							Plural
Imperative					fia							fieni
Habitual					hufia
Complex finite forms
Polarity	Persons				Persons / Classes		Classes
	1st		2nd		3rd / M-wa		M-mi		Ma		Ki-vi		N		U	Ku	Pa	Mu
	Sg.	Pl.	Sg.	Pl.	Sg. / 1	Pl. / 2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11 / 14	15 / 17	16	18
Past Positive nilifia nalifia tulifia twalifia ulifia walifia mlifia mwalifia alifia walifia ulifia ilifia lilifia yalifia kilifia vilifia ilifia zilifia ulifia kulifia palifia mulifia Negative sikufia hatukufia hukufia hamkufia hakufia hawakufia haukufia haikufia halikufia hayakufia hakikufia havikufia haikufia hazikufia haukufia hakukufia hapakufia hamukufia
Present Positive ninafia nafia tunafia unafia mnafia anafia wanafia unafia inafia linafia yanafia kinafia vinafia inafia zinafia unafia kunafia panafia munafia Negative sifii hatufii hufii hamfii hafii hawafii haufii haifii halifii hayafii hakifii havifii haifii hazifii haufii hakufii hapafii hamufii
Future Positive nitafia tutafia utafia mtafia atafia watafia utafia itafia litafia yatafia kitafia vitafia itafia zitafia utafia kutafia patafia mutafia Negative sitafia hatutafia hutafia hamtafia hatafia hawatafia hautafia haitafia halitafia hayatafia hakitafia havitafia haitafia hazitafia hautafia hakutafia hapatafia hamutafia
Subjunctive Positive nifie tufie ufie mfie afie wafie ufie ifie lifie yafie kifie vifie ifie zifie ufie kufie pafie mufie Negative nisifie tusifie usifie msifie asifie wasifie usifie isifie lisifie yasifie kisifie visifie isifie zisifie usifie kusifie pasifie musifie
Present Conditional Positive ningefia tungefia ungefia mngefia angefia wangefia ungefia ingefia lingefia yangefia kingefia vingefia ingefia zingefia ungefia kungefia pangefia mungefia Negative nisingefia singefia tusingefia hatungefia usingefia hungefia msingefia hamngefia asingefia hangefia wasingefia hawangefia usingefia haungefia isingefia haingefia lisingefia halingefia yasingefia hayangefia kisingefia hakingefia visingefia havingefia isingefia haingefia zisingefia hazingefia usingefia haungefia kusingefia hakungefia pasingefia hapangefia musingefia hamungefia
Past Conditional Positive ningalifia tungalifia ungalifia mngalifia angalifia wangalifia ungalifia ingalifia lingalifia yangalifia kingalifia vingalifia ingalifia zingalifia ungalifia kungalifia pangalifia mungalifia Negative nisingalifia singalifia tusingalifia hatungalifia usingalifia hungalifia msingalifia hamngalifia asingalifia hangalifia wasingalifia hawangalifia usingalifia haungalifia isingalifia haingalifia lisingalifia halingalifia yasingalifia hayangalifia kisingalifia hakingalifia visingalifia havingalifia isingalifia haingalifia zisingalifia hazingalifia usingalifia haungalifia kusingalifia hakungalifia pasingalifia hapangalifia musingalifia hamungalifia
Conditional Contrary to Fact Positive ningelifia tungelifia ungelifia mngelifia angelifia wangelifia ungelifia ingelifia lingelifia yangelifia kingelifia vingelifia ingelifia zingelifia ungelifia kungelifia pangelifia mungelifia
Gnomic Positive nafia twafia wafia mwafia afia wafia wafia yafia lafia yafia chafia vyafia yafia zafia wafia kwafia pafia mwafia
Perfect Positive nimefia tumefia umefia mmefia amefia wamefia umefia imefia limefia yamefia kimefia vimefia imefia zimefia umefia kumefia pamefia mumefia
"Already" Positive nimeshafia tumeshafia umeshafia mmeshafia ameshafia wameshafia umeshafia imeshafia limeshafia yameshafia kimeshafia vimeshafia imeshafia zimeshafia umeshafia kumeshafia pameshafia mumeshafia
"Not yet" Negative sijafia hatujafia hujafia hamjafia hajafia hawajafia haujafia haijafia halijafia hayajafia hakijafia havijafia haijafia hazijafia haujafia hakujafia hapajafia hamujafia
"If/When" Positive nikifia tukifia ukifia mkifia akifia wakifia ukifia ikifia likifia yakifia kikifia vikifia ikifia zikifia ukifia kukifia pakifia mukifia
"If not" Negative nisipofia tusipofia usipofia msipofia asipofia wasipofia usipofia isipofia lisipofia yasipofia kisipofia visipofia isipofia zisipofia usipofia kusipofia pasipofia musipofia
Consecutive Positive nikafia tukafia ukafia mkafia akafia wakafia ukafia ikafia likafia yakafia kikafia vikafia ikafia zikafia ukafia kukafia pakafia mukafia
Relative Forms Past ye naliyefia twaliyefia waliyefia mwaliyefia aliyefia waliyefia uliyefia iliyefia liliyefia yaliyefia kiliyefia viliyefia iliyefia ziliyefia uliyefia kuliyefia paliyefia muliyefia o naliofia twaliofia waliofia mwaliofia aliofia waliofia uliofia iliofia liliofia yaliofia kiliofia viliofia iliofia ziliofia uliofia kuliofia paliofia muliofia yo naliyofia twaliyofia waliyofia mwaliyofia aliyofia waliyofia uliyofia iliyofia liliyofia yaliyofia kiliyofia viliyofia iliyofia ziliyofia uliyofia kuliyofia paliyofia muliyofia lo nalilofia twalilofia walilofia mwalilofia alilofia walilofia ulilofia ililofia lililofia yalilofia kililofia vililofia ililofia zililofia ulilofia kulilofia palilofia mulilofia cho nalichofia twalichofia walichofia mwalichofia alichofia walichofia ulichofia ilichofia lilichofia yalichofia kilichofia vilichofia ilichofia zilichofia ulichofia kulichofia palichofia mulichofia vyo nalivyofia twalivyofia walivyofia mwalivyofia alivyofia walivyofia ulivyofia ilivyofia lilivyofia yalivyofia kilivyofia vilivyofia ilivyofia zilivyofia ulivyofia kulivyofia palivyofia mulivyofia zo nalizofia twalizofia walizofia mwalizofia alizofia walizofia ulizofia ilizofia lilizofia yalizofia kilizofia vilizofia ilizofia zilizofia ulizofia kulizofia palizofia mulizofia ko nalikofia twalikofia walikofia mwalikofia alikofia walikofia ulikofia ilikofia lilikofia yalikofia kilikofia vilikofia ilikofia zilikofia ulikofia kulikofia palikofia mulikofia po nalipofia twalipofia walipofia mwalipofia alipofia walipofia ulipofia ilipofia lilipofia yalipofia kilipofia vilipofia ilipofia zilipofia ulipofia kulipofia palipofia mulipofia mo nalimofia twalimofia walimofia mwalimofia alimofia walimofia ulimofia ilimofia lilimofia yalimofia kilimofia vilimofia ilimofia zilimofia ulimofia kulimofia palimofia mulimofia Present ye nayefia tunayefia unayefia mnayefia anayefia wanayefia unayefia inayefia linayefia yanayefia kinayefia vinayefia inayefia zinayefia unayefia kunayefia panayefia munayefia o naofia tunaofia unaofia mnaofia anaofia wanaofia unaofia inaofia linaofia yanaofia kinaofia vinaofia inaofia zinaofia unaofia kunaofia panaofia munaofia yo nayofia tunayofia unayofia mnayofia anayofia wanayofia unayofia inayofia linayofia yanayofia kinayofia vinayofia inayofia zinayofia unayofia kunayofia panayofia munayofia lo nalofia tunalofia unalofia mnalofia analofia wanalofia unalofia inalofia linalofia yanalofia kinalofia vinalofia inalofia zinalofia unalofia kunalofia panalofia munalofia cho nachofia tunachofia unachofia mnachofia anachofia wanachofia unachofia inachofia linachofia yanachofia kinachofia vinachofia inachofia zinachofia unachofia kunachofia panachofia munachofia vyo navyofia tunavyofia unavyofia mnavyofia anavyofia wanavyofia unavyofia inavyofia linavyofia yanavyofia kinavyofia vinavyofia inavyofia zinavyofia unavyofia kunavyofia panavyofia munavyofia zo nazofia tunazofia unazofia mnazofia anazofia wanazofia unazofia inazofia linazofia yanazofia kinazofia vinazofia inazofia zinazofia unazofia kunazofia panazofia munazofia ko nakofia tunakofia unakofia mnakofia anakofia wanakofia unakofia inakofia linakofia yanakofia kinakofia vinakofia inakofia zinakofia unakofia kunakofia panakofia munakofia po napofia tunapofia unapofia mnapofia anapofia wanapofia unapofia inapofia linapofia yanapofia kinapofia vinapofia inapofia zinapofia unapofia kunapofia panapofia munapofia mo namofia tunamofia unamofia mnamofia anamofia wanamofia unamofia inamofia linamofia yanamofia kinamofia vinamofia inamofia zinamofia unamofia kunamofia panamofia munamofia Future ye nitakayefia tutakayefia utakayefia mtakayefia atakayefia watakayefia utakayefia itakayefia litakayefia yatakayefia kitakayefia vitakayefia itakayefia zitakayefia utakayefia kutakayefia patakayefia mutakayefia o nitakaofia tutakaofia utakaofia mtakaofia atakaofia watakaofia utakaofia itakaofia litakaofia yatakaofia kitakaofia vitakaofia itakaofia zitakaofia utakaofia kutakaofia patakaofia mutakaofia yo nitakayofia tutakayofia utakayofia mtakayofia atakayofia watakayofia utakayofia itakayofia litakayofia yatakayofia kitakayofia vitakayofia itakayofia zitakayofia utakayofia kutakayofia patakayofia mutakayofia lo nitakalofia tutakalofia utakalofia mtakalofia atakalofia watakalofia utakalofia itakalofia litakalofia yatakalofia kitakalofia vitakalofia itakalofia zitakalofia utakalofia kutakalofia patakalofia mutakalofia cho nitakachofia tutakachofia utakachofia mtakachofia atakachofia watakachofia utakachofia itakachofia litakachofia yatakachofia kitakachofia vitakachofia itakachofia zitakachofia utakachofia kutakachofia patakachofia mutakachofia vyo nitakavyofia tutakavyofia utakavyofia mtakavyofia atakavyofia watakavyofia utakavyofia itakavyofia litakavyofia yatakavyofia kitakavyofia vitakavyofia itakavyofia zitakavyofia utakavyofia kutakavyofia patakavyofia mutakavyofia zo nitakazofia tutakazofia utakazofia mtakazofia atakazofia watakazofia utakazofia itakazofia litakazofia yatakazofia kitakazofia vitakazofia itakazofia zitakazofia utakazofia kutakazofia patakazofia mutakazofia ko nitakakofia tutakakofia utakakofia mtakakofia atakakofia watakakofia utakakofia itakakofia litakakofia yatakakofia kitakakofia vitakakofia itakakofia zitakakofia utakakofia kutakakofia patakakofia mutakakofia po nitakapofia tutakapofia utakapofia mtakapofia atakapofia watakapofia utakapofia itakapofia litakapofia yatakapofia kitakapofia vitakapofia itakapofia zitakapofia utakapofia kutakapofia patakapofia mutakapofia mo nitakamofia tutakamofia utakamofia mtakamofia atakamofia watakamofia utakamofia itakamofia litakamofia yatakamofia kitakamofia vitakamofia itakamofia zitakamofia utakamofia kutakamofia patakamofia mutakamofia General Positive ye nifiaye tufiaye ufiaye mfiaye afiaye wafiaye ufiaye ifiaye lifiaye yafiaye kifiaye vifiaye ifiaye zifiaye ufiaye kufiaye pafiaye mufiaye o nifiao tufiao ufiao mfiao afiao wafiao ufiao ifiao lifiao yafiao kifiao vifiao ifiao zifiao ufiao kufiao pafiao mufiao yo nifiayo tufiayo ufiayo mfiayo afiayo wafiayo ufiayo ifiayo lifiayo yafiayo kifiayo vifiayo ifiayo zifiayo ufiayo kufiayo pafiayo mufiayo lo nifialo tufialo ufialo mfialo afialo wafialo ufialo ifialo lifialo yafialo kifialo vifialo ifialo zifialo ufialo kufialo pafialo mufialo cho nifiacho tufiacho ufiacho mfiacho afiacho wafiacho ufiacho ifiacho lifiacho yafiacho kifiacho vifiacho ifiacho zifiacho ufiacho kufiacho pafiacho mufiacho vyo nifiavyo tufiavyo ufiavyo mfiavyo afiavyo wafiavyo ufiavyo ifiavyo lifiavyo yafiavyo kifiavyo vifiavyo ifiavyo zifiavyo ufiavyo kufiavyo pafiavyo mufiavyo zo nifiazo tufiazo ufiazo mfiazo afiazo wafiazo ufiazo ifiazo lifiazo yafiazo kifiazo vifiazo ifiazo zifiazo ufiazo kufiazo pafiazo mufiazo ko nifiako tufiako ufiako mfiako afiako wafiako ufiako ifiako lifiako yafiako kifiako vifiako ifiako zifiako ufiako kufiako pafiako mufiako po nifiapo tufiapo ufiapo mfiapo afiapo wafiapo ufiapo ifiapo lifiapo yafiapo kifiapo vifiapo ifiapo zifiapo ufiapo kufiapo pafiapo mufiapo mo nifiamo tufiamo ufiamo mfiamo afiamo wafiamo ufiamo ifiamo lifiamo yafiamo kifiamo vifiamo ifiamo zifiamo ufiamo kufiamo pafiamo mufiamo General Negative ye nisiyefia tusiyefia usiyefia msiyefia asiyefia wasiyefia usiyefia isiyefia lisiyefia yasiyefia kisiyefia visiyefia isiyefia zisiyefia usiyefia kusiyefia pasiyefia musiyefia o nisiofia tusiofia usiofia msiofia asiofia wasiofia usiofia isiofia lisiofia yasiofia kisiofia visiofia isiofia zisiofia usiofia kusiofia pasiofia musiofia yo nisiyofia tusiyofia usiyofia msiyofia asiyofia wasiyofia usiyofia isiyofia lisiyofia yasiyofia kisiyofia visiyofia isiyofia zisiyofia usiyofia kusiyofia pasiyofia musiyofia lo nisilofia tusilofia usilofia msilofia asilofia wasilofia usilofia isilofia lisilofia yasilofia kisilofia visilofia isilofia zisilofia usilofia kusilofia pasilofia musilofia cho nisichofia tusichofia usichofia msichofia asichofia wasichofia usichofia isichofia lisichofia yasichofia kisichofia visichofia isichofia zisichofia usichofia kusichofia pasichofia musichofia vyo nisivyofia tusivyofia usivyofia msivyofia asivyofia wasivyofia usivyofia isivyofia lisivyofia yasivyofia kisivyofia visivyofia isivyofia zisivyofia usivyofia kusivyofia pasivyofia musivyofia zo nisizofia tusizofia usizofia msizofia asizofia wasizofia usizofia isizofia lisizofia yasizofia kisizofia visizofia isizofia zisizofia usizofia kusizofia pasizofia musizofia ko nisikofia tusikofia usikofia msikofia asikofia wasikofia usikofia isikofia lisikofia yasikofia kisikofia visikofia isikofia zisikofia usikofia kusikofia pasikofia musikofia po nisipofia tusipofia usipofia msipofia asipofia wasipofia usipofia isipofia lisipofia yasipofia kisipofia visipofia isipofia zisipofia usipofia kusipofia pasipofia musipofia mo nisimofia tusimofia usimofia msimofia asimofia wasimofia usimofia isimofia lisimofia yasimofia kisimofia visimofia isimofia zisimofia usimofia kusimofia pasimofia musimofia
Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.