fir
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English firre, from Old English fyrh, furh (as in furhwudu (“pinewood”),[1] from Proto-West Germanic *furhu, from Proto-Germanic *furhō, *furhijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *pŕ̥kʷeh₂, from *pérkʷus (“oak”). Possibly conflated during Middle English with Old Norse fýri (as in fýriskógr (“pine-wood”).[2]
Germanic cognates include Dutch vuren, Low German Fuhr, German Föhre (“pine”), Danish fyr). Outside of Germanic, compare Italian (Trentino) porca (“fir”), Latin quercus (“oak”), Albanian shpardh, shparr (“Italian oak”), Punjabi ਪਰਗਾਇ (pargāī, “holm oak, Quercus baloot”)). Related to frith.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA(key): /fɜː(ɹ)/
Audio (UK) (file) - (US) enPR: fûr, IPA(key): /fɝ/
Audio (US) (file) - (Scotland) IPA(key): /fɪɹ/
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)
- Homophone: fur (with the fir-fur merger)
Noun[edit]
fir (countable and uncountable, plural firs)
- (chiefly countable) A conifer of the genus Abies.
- 1907, Harold Bindloss, chapter 1, in The Dust of Conflict[1]:
- A beech wood with silver firs in it rolled down the face of the hill, and the maze of leafless twigs and dusky spires cut sharp against the soft blueness of the evening sky.
- (chiefly countable) Any pinaceous conifer of related genera, especially a Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga) or a Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris).
- 1954, J. R. R. Tolkien, chapter 3, in The Lord of the Rings:
- we shall find a spot that is sheltered and snug enough, sir. There is a dry fir-wood just ahead, if I remember rightly.
- 1991, Paul Chadwick, Concrete: American Christmas, Dark Horse Books:
- I can almost smell the fir scent… resinous, pungent.
- (uncountable) Wood of such trees.
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- amabilis fir
- balsam fir, balsam of fir (Abies balsamea)
- bristlecone fir (Abies bracteata)
- Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata)
- Colorado fir
- corkbark fir (Abies lasiocarpa)
- Douglas fir, Douglas-fir, Doug fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)
- fir adelgid (Adelges abietis)
- fir clubmoss (Huperzia selago)
- fir-cone
- firleaf beardtongue (Penstemon abietinus)
- firless
- firlike
- fir mistletoe (Phoradendron pauciflorum)
- firmoss (Huperzia spp.)
- firry
- Fraser fir (Abies fraseri)
- grand fir (Abies grandis)
- Guatemalan fir (Abies guatemalensis)
- jointfir, joint fir (Ephedra)
- lovely fir
- Momi fir (Abies firma)
- mountain clubmoss, mountain fir clubmoss (Huperzia appalachiana)
- Nikko fir (Abies homolepis)
- noble fir (Abies procera)
- Oregon fir
- Pacific silver fir (Abies amabilis)
- red fir (Abies spp.)
- Riga fir (Pinus sylvestris)
- sacred fir (Abies religiosa)
- Scotch fir (Pinus sylvestris)
- sea fir (Abietinaria abietina (syn. Sertularia abietina)
- Shasta fir (Abies shastensis)
- Shasta red fir
- Sikkim fir
- silver fir (Abies alba)
- Spanish fir
- sprucefir fleabane (Erigeron eximius)
- subalpine fir (Abies lasiocarpa)
- Vancouver fir
- white fir (Abies concolor)
Translations[edit]
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References[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Irish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
fir m
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
fir | fhir | bhfir |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 106
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 100
Luxembourgish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old High German furi, from Proto-West Germanic *furi, from Proto-Germanic *furi. Cognate with German für, English for.
Pronunciation[edit]
Preposition[edit]
fir (+ accusative)
Derived terms[edit]
Manx[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
fir
Mutation[edit]
Manx mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
fir | ir | vir |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Middle English[edit]
Noun[edit]
fir
- Alternative form of firre
Northern Kurdish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
fir f
- flight (act of flying)
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Verb[edit]
fir
- imperative of fire
Old Irish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
fir
Mutation[edit]
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
fir | ḟir | fir pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Latin fīlum, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
fir n (plural fire)
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
- sârmă f
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Noun[edit]
fir m
Mutation[edit]
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
fir | fhir |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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