fiera

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• fira, vira (spelling)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfiːɐ̯rɐ/

Adverb

fiera

1. forward, forwards, to the front (direction towards the speaker)

Usage notes

Bavarian adverbs of direction come in pairs: endings in -i or -e denote direction away from the speaker (akin to hi), and endings in -a denote direction towards the speaker (akin to her).

Related terms

• fiere, fieri

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from French fier.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): [fiˈera]
• Rhymes: -era
• Hyphenation: fi‧e‧ra

Adjective

fiera (accusative singular fieran, plural fieraj, accusative plural fierajn)

1. proud

Derived terms

• fiero (“pride”)
• fieri (“be proud, take pride”)
• fierigi (“make proud”)
• fieraĵo (“something one is proud of”)
• fierindaĵo (“something to be proud of”)

French

Verb

fiera

1. third-person singular future of fier

Anagrams

• faire, ferai, féria, fraie

Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfi̯era/

Adjective

fiera

1. proud

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfjɛ.ra/
• Rhymes: -ɛra
• Hyphenation: fiè‧ra

Etymology 1

Feminine of fiero.

Adjective

fiera

1. feminine singular of fiero

Etymology 2

From Late Latin feria < Latin feriae.

Noun

fiera f (plural fiere)

1. fair, exhibition
2. trade show, trade fair

   Synonyms: fiera campionaria, salone

Derived terms

• fieristico

Descendants

• → Albanian: Fier
  • → English: Fier

Etymology 3

From Latin fera, from ferus.

Noun

fiera f (plural fiere)

1. wild animal

Related terms

• fiero
• belva f

Anagrams

• farei, feria, rafie

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin fera, from ferus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfjeɾa/ [ˈfje.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: fie‧ra

Noun

fiera f (plural fieras)

1. wild animal, beast
2. (colloquial) firecracker, spitfire, dragon (a feisty and aggressive woman with a lot of energy)
   • 1997, “La celestina”, in La Llorona, performed by Lhasa de Sela:

     Con tu mirada de fiera ofendida / Con tu vendaja donde herida no hay / Con tus gemidos de madre sufrida

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• como una fiera

 

Noun

fiera m or f by sense (plural fieras)

1. fiend; nut

   un fiera de las manualidades ― an art nut

2. (colloquial) beast, demon (someone who is really strong or excels at something, especially something athletically but can also be extended figuratively as well)

Derived terms

• casa de fieras
• hecho una fiera

 

Related terms

• ferino
• fiero

 

Adjective

fiera f

1. feminine singular of fiero

Further reading

• “fiera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014