fira

Asturian

Verb

fira

1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive of firir

Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German vürher, fürher, equivalent to fia + her. Compare archaic German fürher.

Adverb

fira

1. alternative spelling of fiara

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin fēriae.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˈfi.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈfi.ɾa]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -iɾa

Noun

fira f (plural fires)

1. fair (community gathering)

Further reading

• “fira”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Galician

Verb

fira

1. inflection of ferir:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• firet
• firte (simple past)
• firt (past participle)

Verb

fira

1. inflection of fire:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

fira (present tense firar/firer, past tense fira/firte, past participle fira/firt, passive infinitive firast, present participle firande, imperative fira/fir)

1. alternative spelling of fire

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfiː.rɑ/
• Rhymes: -iː.rɑ

Noun

fīra

1. "mankind's", genitive plural of fīras
   • The Old English rune poem

     ᚠ byþ frōfur fīra ġehwylċum...

     Wealth is a comfort for all mankind...

Old High German

Alternative forms

• firra, fiera

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fēriae.

Noun

fīra f

1. celebration

Descendants

• Middle High German: vīre, virre, vīere, vīer, fīre, firre, fīere, fīer
  • German: Feier
  • Hunsrik: Feier
  • Luxembourgish: Feier

Old Norse

Noun

fira

1. accusative/genitive plural of firar

Portuguese

Verb

fira

1. inflection of ferir:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Verb

-fira (infinitive kufira)

1. to sodomize, to have anal sex with

   Synonym: -lawiti

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fira
Positive present -nafira Subjunctive -fire Negative -firi Imperative singular fira
Infinitives
Positive kufira Negative kutofira
Imperatives
Singular fira Plural fireni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufira Positive past positive subject concord + -lifira Negative past negative subject concord + -kufira
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafira) Singular Plural 1st person ninafira/nafira tunafira 2nd person unafira mnafira 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafira wanafira other classes positive subject concord + -nafira
Negative present (negative subject concord + -firi) Singular Plural 1st person sifiri hatufiri 2nd person hufiri hamfiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafiri hawafiri other classes negative subject concord + -firi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafira Negative future negative subject concord + -tafira
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fire) Singular Plural 1st person nifire tufire 2nd person ufire mfire 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afire wafire other classes positive subject concord + -fire
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifire Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefira Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefira Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifira Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifira
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afira) Singular Plural 1st person nafira twafira 2nd person wafira mwafira 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afira wafira m-mi(III/IV) wafira yafira ji-ma(V/VI) lafira yafira ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafira vyafira n(IX/X) yafira zafira u(XI) wafira see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafira pa(XVI) pafira mu(XVIII) mwafira
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefira "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafira "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafira "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifira "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofira Consecutive kafira / positive subject concord + -kafira Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafire
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifira -tufira 2nd person -kufira -wafira/-kufireni/-wafireni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfira -wafira m-mi(III/IV) -ufira -ifira ji-ma(V/VI) -lifira -yafira ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifira -vifira n(IX/X) -ifira -zifira u(XI) -ufira see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufira pa(XVI) -pafira mu(XVIII) -mufira Reflexive -jifira
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fira- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -firaye -firao m-mi(III/IV) -firao -firayo ji-ma(V/VI) -firalo -firayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -firacho -firavyo n(IX/X) -firayo -firazo u(XI) -firao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -firako pa(XVI) -firapo mu(XVIII) -firamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fira) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefira -ofira m-mi(III/IV) -ofira -yofira ji-ma(V/VI) -lofira -yofira ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofira -vyofira n(IX/X) -yofira -zofira u(XI) -ofira see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofira pa(XVI) -pofira mu(XVIII) -mofira
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -firia
  • Causative: -firisha
  • Passive: -firwa
  • Reciprocal: -firana
  • Stative: -firika

• Nominal derivations:
  • mfiraji (“sodomite”)
  • ufiraji (“sodomy”)

Noun

fira class IX (plural fira class X)

1. a poisonous snake

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German vîren, from Old Saxon fīrion, from Latin feriari. Compare German feiern, whence Danish fejre.

Verb

fira (present firar, preterite firade, supine firat, imperative fira)

1. to celebrate (a person, happy occurrence, holiday, etc.)

   fira någon som fyller år ― celebrate someone who is having a birthday

   fira Connys födelsedag ― celebrate Conny's birthday

   fira jul ― celebrate Christmas

   fira midsommar ― celebrate Midsummer

   Vi firade segern på krogen ― We celebrated the victory at the bar

   Jag firade med en öl ― I celebrated with a beer

   fira klubbens tioårsjubileum ― celebrate the club's tenth anniversary

   Klubben firar tio år ― The club is celebrating its tenth anniversary [celebrates ten years]

Conjugation

Conjugation of fira (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	fira		firas
supine	firat		firats
imperative	fira		—
imper. plural1	firen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	firar	firade	firas	firades
ind. plural1	fira	firade	firas	firades
subjunctive2	fire	firade	fires	firades
present participle		firande
past participle		firad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• firande (“celebration”)

Etymology 2

soldater som firar ner sig från en helikopter [soldiers rappelling from a helicopter]

From Middle Low German vîren, from Old French virer, of uncertain origin, but probably from Latin vībrare. If so, a doublet of vibrera. Compare Danish fire, English veer.

Verb

fira (present firar, preterite firade, supine firat, imperative fira)

1. (sometimes reflexive, sometimes with ner (“down”)) to lower (by letting out on a rope)

   fira ner Nisse i hålet

   lower Nisse into the hole

   fira seglen

   lower the sails

2. to rappel, to abseil

   fira ner sig längs en bergväg

   rappel down a mountainside

   – Hur tog ni er ner från taket? – Vi firade oss ner.

   – How did you get down from the roof? – We rappelled [ourselves] down. [Both "fira ner sig" and "fira sig ner" work, with subtly different emphasis]

   Marinsoldaterna firade ner sig från helikoptern

   The marines rappelled from the helicopter

Conjugation

Conjugation of fira (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	fira		firas
supine	firat		firats
imperative	fira		—
imper. plural1	firen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	firar	firade	firas	firades
ind. plural1	fira	firade	firas	firades
subjunctive2	fire	firade	fires	firades
present participle		firande
past participle		firad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• firning

See also

• hala
• hissa
• hylla
• sele (“harness”)
• vinscha

References

• “fira”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “fira”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “fira”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Anagrams

• fria

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfi.ɾa]

Noun

fira

1. a sister in relation to a man, a man's sister

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Zigula

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-kúɪda (“applicative of *-kúa (“to die”)”).

Verb

-fira (infinitive kufira)

1. applicative of -fa
   1. to die for someone
   2. to die on someone
   3. to sacrifice for someone

References

• Chizigula of Somalia Dictionary‎^[1], SIL International, 2020