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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈfʊrieɪ/, /ˈfʊriər/
Etymology: Borrowed from French Fourier. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|fr|Fourier}} Borrowed from French Fourier Head templates: {{en-prop}} Fourier
  1. A surname from French. Related terms: French mathematician Joseph Fourier, French utopian socialist and philosopher Charles Fourier
    Sense id: en-Fourier-en-name-gVOdYfSv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 47 26 9 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 23 12 25 Derived forms: Budan-Fourier theorem, discrete Fourier transform, fast Fourier transform, Fourier analysis, Fourier-Budan theorem, Fourier coefficient, Fourierian, Fourierist, Fourieristic, Fourierite, Fourier-Mukai transform, Fourier series, Fourier stability analysis, Fourier transform, inverse Fourier transform

Proper name [French]

IPA: /fu.ʁje/
Head templates: {{fr-proper noun}} Fourier ?
  1. a surname Derived forms: transformation de Fourier Related terms: French mathematician Joseph Fourier, French utopian socialist and philosopher Charles Fourier

Noun [German]

IPA: /fuˈʁiːɐ̯/ Audio: De-Fourier.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: Borrowed from French fourrier, derived from Old French fuerre (“hay; fodder”), from Frankish *fodar, from Proto-Germanic *fōdrą (“fodder”), whence Futter. Doublet of Furier. Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|fr|fourrier}} Borrowed from French fourrier, {{der|de|fro|fuerre||hay; fodder}} Old French fuerre (“hay; fodder”), {{der|de|frk|*fodar}} Frankish *fodar, {{der|de|gem-pro|*fōdrą||fodder}} Proto-Germanic *fōdrą (“fodder”), {{doublet|de|Furier}} Doublet of Furier Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Fourier m (strong, genitive Fouriers, plural Fouriere) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Fouriers [genitive], Fouriere [plural], strong [table-tags], Fourier [nominative, singular], Fouriere [definite, nominative, plural], Fouriers [genitive, singular], Fouriere [definite, genitive, plural], Fourier [dative, singular], Fourieren [dative, definite, plural], Fourier [accusative, singular], Fouriere [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (Austria, Switzerland, military) quartermaster Tags: Austria, Switzerland, masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Fourier-de-noun-zyI4x3sf Categories (other): Austrian German, Switzerland German, Military Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. (Switzerland) quartermaster sergeant (class of rank) Tags: Switzerland, masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Fourier-de-noun-t1dg8Hzi Categories (other): Switzerland German, German entries with incorrect language header, Military ranks Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of Military ranks: 43 57
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      ],
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        "military",
        "politics",
        "war"
      ]
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      ],
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          "sergeant"
        ]
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      ],
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        "Switzerland",
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/fuˈʁiːɐ̯/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Fourier.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/De-Fourier.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
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  ],
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}

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