"firre" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /ˈfir(ə)/, /ˈfɛr(ə)/ Forms: ferre [alternative], fir [alternative], fyr [alternative], fyrr [alternative], veer [alternative], verre [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English fyrh, furh, from Proto-West Germanic *furhu, from Proto-Germanic *furhō. Alternatively from Old Norse fýri, from the same Proto-Germanic source. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|fyrh}} Old English fyrh, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*furhu}} Proto-West Germanic *furhu, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*furhō}} Proto-Germanic *furhō, {{bor|enm|non|fýri}} Old Norse fýri Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} firre
  1. fir (Abies spp.) Categories (lifeform): Trees, Woods
    Sense id: en-firre-enm-noun-mG-UMNbb Disambiguation of Trees: 87 13 Disambiguation of Woods: 56 44 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 49 2 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 2 45
  2. fir wood
    Sense id: en-firre-enm-noun-2moIFLPE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: firren
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /ˈfir(ə)/ Forms: ferse [plural], fyre [alternative], ffyre [alternative], fyyre [alternative]
Etymology: From firse, the -s being taken as the plural ending. Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} firre, {{enm-noun|ferse}} firre (plural ferse)
  1. (Late Middle English) furze, gorse. Tags: Late-Middle-English Synonyms: firse
    Sense id: en-firre-enm-noun-hM5yeFJC Categories (other): Late Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 49 2 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 40 2 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 2 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Swedish]

IPA: /²fɪrɛ/
Etymology: Derived from fisk (“fish”) by a colloquial formation changing certain /s/ consonant clusters into -rr-. Compare flaska > flarra (“bottle”) and smaskig > smarrig (“yummy, tasty”). Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||g=c|g2=|head=|sort=}} firre c, {{sv-noun|c}} firre c Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], firre [indefinite, nominative, singular], firres [genitive, indefinite, singular], firren [definite, nominative, singular], firrens [definite, genitive, singular], firrar [indefinite, nominative, plural], firrars [genitive, indefinite, plural], firrarna [definite, nominative, plural], firrarnas [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. (colloquial) fish Tags: colloquial, common-gender Synonyms: fisk
    Sense id: en-firre-sv-noun-tHSpmicF Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Traveller Norwegian]

Head templates: {{head|rmg|noun}} firre
  1. a fish Related terms: makjo

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "firrens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "firrar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "firrars",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "firrarna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "firrarnas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "nouns",
        "3": "",
        "g": "c",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "firre c",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "c"
      },
      "expansion": "firre c",
      "name": "sv-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Swedish colloquialisms",
        "Swedish common-gender nouns",
        "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Swedish lemmas",
        "Swedish nouns",
        "Swedish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              12,
              16
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              11,
              16
            ]
          ],
          "english": "What a nice fish you got!",
          "text": "Vilken fin firre du fick!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fish"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fish",
          "fish"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) fish"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "fisk"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "common-gender"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/²fɪrɛ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "firre"
}

{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rmg",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "firre",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Traveller Norwegian",
  "lang_code": "rmg",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "makjo"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Traveller Norwegian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Traveller Norwegian lemmas",
        "Traveller Norwegian nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a fish"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fish",
          "fish"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "firre"
}

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