furir
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French fourrier, from Old French forre. Original meaning was "fodderer". Cognate of German Furier, Fourier.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -iːr
Noun edit
furir c
- (military) non-commissioned officer rank above corporal but below sergeant
Declension edit
| Declension of furir | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | furir | furiren | furirer | furirerna |
| Genitive | furirs | furirens | furirers | furirernas |
References edit
- furir in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- furir in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- furir in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- furir in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)