fyra
See also: fýra
ElfdalianEdit
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Cardinal : fyra Ordinal : fiuord | ||
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse fjórir, from Proto-Germanic *fedwōr. Cognate with Swedish fyra.
NumeralEdit
fyra
Norwegian BokmålEdit
Alternative formsEdit
NounEdit
fyra n
Norwegian NynorskEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle Low German firen.
Alternative formsEdit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
fyra (present tense fyrer, past tense fyrte, past participle fyrt, passive infinitive fyrast, present participle fyrande, imperative fyr)
- to fire (supply a fire with fuel)
- to fire (bake in a kiln)
- fyra (opp) - to light (a fire)
- 1899, Marta Steinsvik, translated from Eugène Süe, Folkeliv i Paris:
- Og so lyt mor Pipelet kvar dag fyra i omnen, so ikkje dei fine møbli skal taka skade.
- And every day, mother Pipelet has to light up the fireplace, so the nice furniture does not get damaged.
- Og so lyt mor Pipelet kvar dag fyra i omnen, so ikkje dei fine møbli skal taka skade.
- 1899, Marta Steinsvik, translated from Eugène Süe, Folkeliv i Paris:
- fyra (av) - to fire (a shot, rocket etc.)
- 1890, Steinar Schjøtt, Norigs soga: Lærebok aat amts- og folkehøgskular:
- Svensken fyrte alt han orkad, daa Tordenskjold siglde inn, men han svarad inkje, fyrr han var komen heilt inn og kunne snu breidsida til.
- The Swede fired all he managed when Tordenskjold sailed in, but he did not reply before he had gotten all the way in and could turn his broadside towards them.
- Svensken fyrte alt han orkad, daa Tordenskjold siglde inn, men han svarad inkje, fyrr han var komen heilt inn og kunne snu breidsida til.
- 1890, Steinar Schjøtt, Norigs soga: Lærebok aat amts- og folkehøgskular:
- (slang) to drink copious amounts of alcohol in a party setting
Etymology 2Edit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
fyra n
ReferencesEdit
- “fyra” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
SwedishEdit
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Cardinal : fyra Ordinal : fjärde | ||
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Old Swedish fiurir, fiūri, fȳrir, fȳri, from Runic East Norse ᚠᛁᚢᚱᛁᛦ (fiuriʀ) (Old West Norse fjórir), from Proto-Germanic *fedwōr, from *kʷetwṓr, the neuter form of Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres.
NumeralEdit
fyra
Coordinate termsEdit
Cardinal numbers from 0 to 99
Cardinal numbers from 100 onward
- 100: hundra
- 103: tusen
- 104: tiotusen (myriad)
- 106: miljon
- 109: miljard
- 1012: biljon
- 1015: biljard
- 1018: triljon
- 1021: triljard
- 1024: kvadriljon
- 1027: kvadriljard
- 1030: kvintiljon
- 1033: kvintiljard
- 1036: sextiljon
- 1039: sextiljard
- 1042: septiljon
- 1045: septiljard
- 1048: oktiljon
- 1051: oktiljard
- 1054: noniljon
- 1057: noniljard
- 1060: deciljon
- 1063: deciljard
- 1066: undeciljon
- 1069: undeciljard
- 1072: duodeciljon
- 1075: duodeciljard
- 1078: tredeciljon
- 1081: tredeciljard
- 1084: quattuordeciljon
- 1087: quattuordeciljard
…
- 10100: googol
…
- 10120: vigintiljon
- 10123: vigintiljard
…
Related termsEdit
See alsoEdit
NounEdit
fyra c
- four; the digit "4"
- fourth-grader; pupil in the fourth year of school
- a class of fourth-graders
- (uncountable, mainly used in the definite) the fourth year in school
- De barnen går i fyran.
- Those children are in fourth grade.
- (uncountable, mainly used in the definite) fourth gear
- a person who finishes a competition as number four
- an apartment with one kitchen and four rooms
DeclensionEdit
Declension of fyra | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | fyra | fyran | fyror | fyrorna |
Genitive | fyras | fyrans | fyrors | fyrornas |
See alsoEdit
Etymology 2Edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
VerbEdit
fyra (present fyrar, preterite fyrade, supine fyrat, imperative fyra)
- to fire (a weapon, a rocket)
ConjugationEdit
Conjugation of fyra (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | fyra | fyras | ||
Supine | fyrat | fyrats | ||
Imperative | fyra | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | fyren | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | fyrar | fyrade | fyras | fyrades |
Ind. plural1 | fyra | fyrade | fyras | fyrades |
Subjunctive2 | fyre | fyrade | fyres | fyrades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | fyrande | |||
Past participle | fyrad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- fyra in Svensk ordbok.