See also: fìor, fíor, and fíor-

Irish edit

Noun edit

fior

  1. (obsolete) dative singular of fear

Mutation edit

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fior fhior bhfior
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Italian edit

Noun edit

fior m (apocopated)

  1. Apocopic form of fiore

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Old Frisian edit

Noun edit

fiōr n

  1. Alternative form of fiūr (fire)

Declension edit

Declension of fiōr (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative fiōr fiōr
genitive fiōres fiōra
dative fiōre fiōrum, fiōrem
accusative fiōr fiōr

Old High German edit

Old High German cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : fior

Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *feuwar, from Proto-Germanic *fedwōr, whence also Old Saxon fiuwar, Old English fēower, Old Norse fjórir. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr, the neuter form of *kʷetwóres.

Numeral edit

fior

  1. four

Descendants edit

  • Middle High German: vier

Piedmontese edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Latin flōrem m.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

fior m or f

  1. flower

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Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Latin febris, febrem, either through a Vulgar Latin root *februm, after declension change, or by back-formation from the plural of an original form *fiore (or *fiure) > fiori. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰris, an extension of the root *dʰegʷʰ- (to burn, warm).

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)

Noun edit

fior m (plural fiori)

  1. shudder, shiver
  2. wince
  3. thrill

Declension edit

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