פֿיר
Yiddish
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Cardinal: פֿיר (fir) Ordinal: פֿערט (fert) Fractional: פֿערטל (fertl) |
Pronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle High German vier, from Old High German fior, from Proto-West Germanic *feuwar, from Proto-Germanic *fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr, the neuter form of *kʷetwóres.
Numeral
editפֿיר • (fir)
Etymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
editפֿיר • (fir)
- inflection of פֿירן (firn):
Etymology 3
editFrom Old High German vür, from Old High German furi, from Proto-West Germanic *furi, from Proto-Germanic *furi (“for”), from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₂-i-.
Preposition
editפֿיר • (fir)
- Alternative form of פֿאַר (far): before, in front of, ahead of, prior to
Usage notes
edit- Sometimes used as a prefix or adverbial complement to form verbs, such as פֿירברענגען (firbrengen, “to bring forward”), פֿירקומען (firkumen, “to occur”) or פֿירהאַלטן (firhaltn, “to reproach”).
Derived terms
edit- פֿיר־ (fir-)
Etymology 4
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
editפֿיר • (fir) m, plural פֿירן (firn)
Further reading
edit- Justus van de Kamp et al., “פֿיר” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
- Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “פֿיר”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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