"fer-" meaning in Icelandic

See fer- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /fɛːr/
Etymology: From Old Norse fer-, from Proto-Germanic *feþur-, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥-, the zero-grade form of *kʷetwóres (“four”). Etymology templates: {{inh|is|non|fer-}} Old Norse fer-, {{inh|is|gem-pro|*feþur-}} Proto-Germanic *feþur-, {{inh|is|ine-pro|*kʷetwr̥-}} Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥-, {{m|ine-pro|*kʷetwóres||four}} *kʷetwóres (“four”) Head templates: {{head|is|prefix}} fer-
  1. four, quadri-, tetra- Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-fer--is-prefix-eAhKK4Hq
  2. (in derived units) square Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-fer--is-prefix-S6Po43Zf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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