Furie

See also: furie

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin furia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfuːʁiə]

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: Fu‧rie

Noun

Furie f (genitive Furie, plural Furien)

1. (Roman mythology) Fury
   • 1919, Walther Kabel, Irrende Seelen, Werner Dietsch Verlag, page 126:

     Wie von Furien gejagt stürmte ich davon.

     Like chased by Furies, I stormed away.

2. fury (an angry or malignant woman)

Declension

Declension of Furie [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Furie	die	Furien
genitive	einer	der	Furie	der	Furien
dative	einer	der	Furie	den	Furien
accusative	eine	die	Furie	die	Furien

Further reading

• “Furie” in Duden online
• “Furie” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Latin

Adjective

Fūrie

1. vocative masculine plural of Fūrius

Middle English

Alternative forms

• furie, furye

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Furia; compare furie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfiu̯riː(ə)/

Proper noun

Furie (plural Furies)

1. (Roman mythology) Fury

Descendants

• English: Fury

References

• “fūrīe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.