firre
Middle English
firre
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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfir(ə)/, /ˈfɛr(ə)/
Derived terms
References
- “firre, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Swedish
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”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²fɪrɛ/
Declension
| Declension of firre | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | firre | firren | firrar | firrarna |
| Genitive | firres | firrens | firrars | firrarnas |
References
- firre in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- Per Ledin (2013 March 28) “Glad pårre igen!”, in På svenska (Blog), archived from the original on 26 September 2020
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