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 (adjective).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfi.a/
• Hyphenation: fi‧a

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

Verb

fia

1. third-person singular past historic of fier

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Hungarian

Etymology

fiú +‎ -a

Pronunciation

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

Noun

fia

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

   Három fia volt. ― S/he had three sons.

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

Terms derived from fia

• fia bairr m (“stag”)
• fia beannach m (“antlered deer, stag”)
• fiach fianna 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”)

• fiaphoc m (“buck”)
• fia rua m (“red deer”)
• fiasheilg f, seilg fianna f (“(act of) stag-hunting”)

Adjective

fia

1. wild

Derived terms

Terms derived from fia

• 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.
• “2 fíad” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “3 fíad” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• 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. Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of fiar
2. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present indicative 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 Relative niliofia naliofia tuliofia twaliofia uliofia waliofia mliofia mwaliofia aliofia waliofia uliofia iliofia liliofia yaliofia kiliofia viliofia iliofia ziliofia uliofia kuliofia paliofia muliofia 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 Relative ninaofia naofia tunaofia unaofia mnaofia anaofia wanaofia unaofia inaofia linaofia yanaofia kinaofia vinaofia inaofia zinaofia unaofia kunaofia panaofia munaofia 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 Relative nitakaofia tutakaofia utakaofia mtakaofia atakaofia watakaofia utakaofia itakaofia litakaofia yatakaofia kitakaofia vitakaofia itakaofia zitakaofia utakaofia kutakaofia patakaofia mutakaofia 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
General Relative Positive nifiao tufiao ufiao mfiao afiao wafiao ufiao ifiao lifiao yafiao kifiao vifiao ifiao zifiao ufiao kufiao pafiao mufiao Negative nisiofia tusiofia usiofia msiofia asiofia wasiofia usiofia isiofia lisiofia yasiofia kisiofia visiofia isiofia zisiofia usiofia kusiofia pasiofia musiofia
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
Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.