Fiar

English

Noun

fiar ‎(plural fiars)

(Scotland, law) One in whom the property of an estate is vested, subject to the estate of a liferenter.
- Sir Walter Scott
  I am fiar of the lands; she a life renter.‎
The price of grain, as legally fixed, in the counties of Scotland, on an annual basis.

Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin ferrum. Compare Italian ferro, Romanian and Romansch fier, Friulian fiêr, French fer, Sardinian ferru, Spanish hierro.

Noun

fiar m

iron

Irish

Noun

fiar m ‎(genitive singular fiair, nominative plural fiara)

slant, tilt, bias, obliquity
bend, twist; crookedness, perverseness

Declension

Declension of fiar

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	fiar	fiara
Vocative	a fhiair	a fhiara
Genitive	fiair	fiar
Dative	fiar	fiara

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an fiar	na fiara
Genitive	an fhiair	na bhfiar
Dative	leis an bhfiar don fhiar	leis na fiara

Adjective

fiar

slanting, tilted, oblique, diagonal, crosswise
bent, warped, crooked, perverse

Declension

Declension of fiar

First Declension
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Nominative	fiar	fiar¹	fiara³
Vocative	féir¹	fiar¹	fiara
Genitive	féir¹	féire	fiara	fiar
Dative	fiar²	fiar¹; (archaic) féir¹	fiara³
Comparative	féire

¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Verb

fiar ‎(present analytic fiarann, future analytic fiarfaidh, verbal noun fiaradh, past participle fiartha)

slant, tilt, veer, turn
bend, twist, distort

Conjugation

First Conjugation (A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
indicative	present	fiaraim	fiarann tú; fiarair^†	fiarann sé, sí	fiaraimid	fiarann sibh	fiarann siad; fiaraid^†	a fhiarann; a fhiaras / a bhfiarann; a bhfiaras	fiartar
	past	d'fhiar mé; d'fhiaras / fhiar mé‡; fhiaras‡	d'fhiar tú; d'fhiarais / fhiar tú; fhiarais‡	d'fhiar sé, sí / fhiar sé, sí‡	d'fhiaramar; d'fhiar muid / fhiaramar; fhiar muid‡	d'fhiar sibh; d'fhiarabhair / fhiar sibh; fhiarabhair‡	d'fhiar siad; d'fhiaradar / fhiar siad; fhiaradar‡	a d'fhiar / ar fhiar*	fiaradh
	past habitual	d'fhiarainn / fhiarainn‡	d'fhiartá / fhiartá‡	d'fhiaradh sé, sí / fhiaradh sé, sí‡	d'fhiaraimis; d'fhiaradh muid / fhiaraimis; fhiaradh muid‡	d'fhiaradh sibh / fhiaradh sibh‡	d'fhiaraidís; d'fhiaradh siad / fhiaraidís; fhiaradh siad‡	a d'fhiaradh / ar fhiaradh*	d'fhiartaí / fhiartaí‡
	future	fiarfaidh mé; fiarfad	fiarfaidh tú; fiarfair^†	fiarfaidh sé, sí	fiarfaimid; fiarfaidh muid	fiarfaidh sibh	fiarfaidh siad; fiarfaid^†	a fhiarfaidh; a fhiarfas / a bhfiarfaidh; a bhfiarfas	fiarfar
conditional		d'fhiarfainn / fhiarfainn‡	d'fhiarfá / fhiarfá‡	d'fhiarfadh sé, sí / fhiarfadh sé, sí‡	d'fhiarfaimis; d'fhiarfadh muid / fhiarfaimis; fhiarfadh muid‡	d'fhiarfadh sibh / fhiarfadh sibh‡	d'fhiarfaidís; d'fhiarfadh siad / fhiarfaidís; fhiarfadh siad‡	a d'fhiarfadh / ar fhiarfadh*	d'fhiarfaí / fhiarfaí‡
subjunctive	present	go bhfiara mé; go bhfiarad^†	go bhfiara tú; go bhfiarair^†	go bhfiara sé, sí	go bhfiaraimid; go bhfiara muid	go bhfiara sibh	go bhfiara siad; go bhfiaraid^†	—	go bhfiartar
subjunctive	past	dá bhfiarainn	dá bhfiartá	dá bhfiaradh sé, sí	dá bhfiaraimis; dá bhfiaradh muid	dá bhfiaradh sibh	dá bhfiaraidís; dá bhfiaradh siad	—	dá bhfiartaí
imperative		fiaraim	fiar	fiaradh sé, sí	fiaraimis	fiaraigí; fiaraidh^†	fiaraidís	—	fiartar
verbal noun		fiaradh
past participle		fiartha

* Indirect relative
† Dialect form
‡Dependent form

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fiar	fhiar	bhfiar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

"fiar" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Norman

Etymology

From Latin ferus (compare French fier).

Adjective

fiar m

(Guernsey) pleased

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Latin filum.

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfjaɾ/
(Brazil) IPA^(key): /fiˈah/, /fiˈaɾ/

Verb

fiar ‎(first-person singular present indicative fio, past participle fiado)

to spin (thread)

Conjugation

Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb fiar

	Singular			Plural
Notes:^[edit] This is a regular verb of the -ar group. Verbs with this conjugation include: amar, cantar, gritar, marchar, mostrar, nadar, parar, participar, retirar, separar, viajar.
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	fiar
Personal	fiar	fiares	fiar	fiarmos	fiardes	fiarem
Gerund
	fiando
Past participle
Masculine	fiado			fiados
Feminine	fiada			fiadas
Indicative
Present	fio	fias	fia	fiamos	fiais	fiam
Imperfect	fiava	fiavas	fiava	fiávamos	fiáveis	fiavam
Preterite	fiei	fiaste	fiou	fiamos fiámos	fiastes	fiaram
Pluperfect	fiara	fiaras	fiara	fiáramos	fiáreis	fiaram
Future	fiarei	fiarás	fiará	fiaremos	fiareis	fiarão
Conditional
	fiaria	fiarias	fiaria	fiaríamos	fiaríeis	fiariam
Subjunctive
Present	fie	fies	fie	fiemos	fieis	fiem
Imperfect	fiasse	fiasses	fiasse	fiássemos	fiásseis	fiassem
Future	fiar	fiares	fiar	fiarmos	fiardes	fiarem
Imperative
Affirmative	-	fia	fie	fiemos	fiai	fiem
Negative (não)	-	fies	fie	fiemos	fieis	fiem

Etymology 2

From Vulgar Latin *fidare, from Latin fidere, present active infinitive of fidō.

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfjaɾ/

Verb

fiar ‎(first-person singular present indicative fio, past participle fiado)

(Portugal) to trust

Conjugation

Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb fiar

	Singular			Plural
Notes:^[edit] This is a regular verb of the -ar group. Verbs with this conjugation include: amar, cantar, gritar, marchar, mostrar, nadar, parar, participar, retirar, separar, viajar.
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	fiar
Personal	fiar	fiares	fiar	fiarmos	fiardes	fiarem
Gerund
	fiando
Past participle
Masculine	fiado			fiados
Feminine	fiada			fiadas
Indicative
Present	fio	fias	fia	fiamos	fiais	fiam
Imperfect	fiava	fiavas	fiava	fiávamos	fiáveis	fiavam
Preterite	fiei	fiaste	fiou	fiamos fiámos	fiastes	fiaram
Pluperfect	fiara	fiaras	fiara	fiáramos	fiáreis	fiaram
Future	fiarei	fiarás	fiará	fiaremos	fiareis	fiarão
Conditional
	fiaria	fiarias	fiaria	fiaríamos	fiaríeis	fiariam
Subjunctive
Present	fie	fies	fie	fiemos	fieis	fiem
Imperfect	fiasse	fiasses	fiasse	fiássemos	fiásseis	fiassem
Future	fiar	fiares	fiar	fiarmos	fiardes	fiarem
Imperative
Affirmative	-	fia	fie	fiemos	fiai	fiem
Negative (não)	-	fies	fie	fiemos	fieis	fiem

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

fiaraich (verb)

Verb

fiar ‎(past dh'fhiar, future fiaraidh, verbal noun fiaradh, past participle fiarte)

bend (become bended)
bend, slant, twist

Adjective

fiar

Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *fidare, from Latin fīdere, present active infinitive of fīdō.

Verb

fiar ‎(first-person singular present fío, first-person singular preterite fie, past participle fiado)

to guarantee
to sell on credit, give credit, put on the slate
to entrust
to confide
to trust

Conjugation

Rule: stressed í in certain conjugations; monosyllabic infinitives receive no written accent in certain conjugations.

Conjugation of fiar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)^{edit data}

		singular			plural
infinitive			fiar
gerund			fiando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		fiado		fiada
		plural		fiados		fiadas
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	fío	fías^tú fias^{^vos}	fía	fiamos	fiais	fían
	imperfect	fiaba	fiabas	fiaba	fiábamos	fiabais	fiaban
	preterite	fie	fiaste	fio	fiamos	fiasteis	fiaron
	future	fiaré	fiarás	fiará	fiaremos	fiaréis	fiarán
	conditional	fiaría	fiarías	fiaría	fiaríamos	fiaríais	fiarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	fíe	fíes	fíe	fiemos	fieis	fíen
	imperfect (ra)	fiara	fiaras	fiara	fiáramos	fiarais	fiaran
	imperfect (se)	fiase	fiases	fiase	fiásemos	fiaseis	fiasen
	future	fiare	fiares	fiare	fiáremos	fiareis	fiaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		fía^{^tú} fia^{^vos}	fíe	fiemos	fiad	fíen
	negative		no fíes	no fíe	no fiemos	no fieis	no fíen

Other verbs with this conjugation:

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fiar

English

Noun

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Irish

Noun

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Adjective

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Verb

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