fiur

Old Frisian

Alternative forms

• fiōr

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fuir, from Proto-Germanic *fōr, from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥.

Noun

fiūr n

1. fire

Declension

Declension of fiūr (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	fiūr	fiūr
genitive	fiūres	fiūra
dative	fiūre	fiūrum, fiūrem
accusative	fiūr	fiūr

Descendants

• Saterland Frisian: Fjúur
• West Frisian: fjoer

References

• Hofmann, Dietrich, Tjerk Popkema, Anne with co-op. Gisela Hofmann (2008) Altfriesisches Handwörterbuch [Old Frisian Concise Dictionary]‎^[1] (in German), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter GmbH Heidelberg, →ISBN
• Köbler, Gerhard, Altfriesisches Wörterbuch (4th edition 2014)

Old Irish

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʲi.ur/, [ˈɸʲɪ.ʊɾ]

Alternative forms

• phiur

Noun

fiur

1. Lenited form of siur.

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /fʲiu̯r/

Noun

fiur

1. dative singular of fer

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
fiur	ḟiur	fiur pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fuir, from Proto-Germanic *fōr, from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥. Compare Old Frisian fiūr, fiōr, Old English fȳr, Old High German fiur, Old Norse fúrr, fýrr.

Noun

fiur n

1. fire

Declension

Declension of fiur (neuter a-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	fiur	fiur
accusative	fiur	fiur
genitive	fiures	fiurō
dative	fiure	fiurun
instrumental	—	—

Descendants

• Middle Low German: vǖr
  • German Low German: Füür, Füer, Für
  • Plautdietsch: Fia