fier in Dutch

IPA: /fir/, [fiːr] Audio: Nl-fier.ogg

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Rhymes: -ir Etymology: From Middle Dutch fier (13th c.), from Old French fier. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|fier}} Middle Dutch fier, {{der|nl|fro|fier}} Old French fier Head templates: {{nl-adj}} fier (comparative fierder, superlative fierst) Inflection templates: {{nl-decl-adj}} Forms: fierder [comparative], fierst [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], fier [adverbial, positive, predicative], fierder [adverbial, comparative, predicative], het fierst [adverbial, predicative, superlative], het fierste [adverbial, predicative, superlative], fiere [feminine, indefinite, masculine, positive, singular], fierdere [comparative, feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular], fierste [feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular, superlative], fier [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], fierder [comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular], fierste [indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative], fiere [indefinite, plural, positive], fierdere [comparative, indefinite, plural], fierste [indefinite, plural, superlative], fiere [definite, positive], fierdere [comparative, definite], fierste [definite, superlative], fiers [partitive, positive], fierders [comparative, partitive], - [partitive, superlative]

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        "predicative"
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        "predicative",
        "superlative"
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    },
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "fiers",
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      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fierders",
      "source": "declension",
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        "comparative",
        "partitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
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        "partitive",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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        "proud, self-confident"
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        {
          "word": "trots"
        },
        {
          "word": "zelfbewust"
        }
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        "gallant, high-hearted, of noble spirit"
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          "high-hearted",
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        [
          "noble",
          "noble"
        ]
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "dapper"
        },
        {
          "word": "edelmoedig"
        }
      ]
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      "ipa": "[fiːr]"
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      "rhymes": "-ir"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "vier (many northern speakers)"
    }
  ],
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}

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      "form": "fiers",
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        "positive"
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      "form": "fierders",
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          "word": "trots"
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          "word": "zelfbewust"
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      ],
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          "gallant",
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        [
          "high-hearted",
          "high-hearted"
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          "noble",
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        {
          "word": "dapper"
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          "word": "edelmoedig"
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      "ipa": "[fiːr]"
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      "rhymes": "-ir"
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      "homophone": "vier (many northern speakers)"
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"fier" meaning in Dutch

Adjective