fiere

See also: fière

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• fieri
• fire, vire (spelling)

Etymology

From Middle High German vürhin, fürhin, equivalent to fia + hi. Compare archaic German fürhin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfiːɐ̯rɛ/, [ˈfiːɐ̯re̞]

Adverb

fiere

1. (East Central Bavarian) forward, forwards, to the front (direction away from 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

• fiera

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fiˈere]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ere
• Hyphenation: fi‧e‧re

Adverb

fiere

1. proudly

Friulian

Etymology 1

From Latin febris.

Noun

fiere f (plural fieris)

1. fever

Related terms

• fierôs

Etymology 2

From Late Latin feria, from Latin feriae.

Noun

fiere f (plural fieris)

1. fair

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfjɛ.re/
• Rhymes: -ɛre
• Hyphenation: fiè‧re

Adjective

fiere

1. feminine plural of fiero

Noun

fiere f

1. plural of fiera

Anagrams

• ferie

Plautdietsch

Verb

fiere

1. to deliver a fierce blow

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *felem m or f, from Latin fel n. Compare Aromanian heari.

Noun

fiere f (uncountable)

1. bile, gall

   Synonym: bilă

2. (figurative) venom, bitterness

   Synonym: venin

3. (figurative) sorrows, troubles

Declension

declension of fiere (singular only)

	singular
f gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) fiere	fierea
genitive/dative	(unei) fieri	fierii
vocative	fiere, fiereo

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian fēra, from Proto-Germanic *fōrijaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfiə̯rə/

Verb

fiere

1. to lead
2. to carry, transport
3. to carry along
4. to push

Inflection

Weak class 1
infinitive	fiere
3rd singular past	fierde
past participle	fierd
infinitive	fiere
long infinitive	fieren
gerund	fieren n
auxiliary	hawwe
indicative	present tense	past tense
1st singular	fier	fierde
2nd singular	fierst	fierdest
3rd singular	fiert	fierde
plural	fiere	fierden
imperative	fier
participles	fierend	fierd

Further reading

• “fiere (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011