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fyra.

four

4 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

num/ˈfyːˌra/

  1. four

Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish fiurir, fiūri, fȳrir, fȳri, from Runic East Norse ᚠᛁᚢᚱᛁᛦ (fiuriʀ) (Old West Norse fjórir), from Proto-Germanic *fedwōr, from *kʷetwṓr, the neuter form of Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres.

verb/ˈfyːˌra/

  1. to fire (a weapon, a rocket)

noun/ˈfyːˌra/

  1. four; the digit "4"

    common-gender

  2. fourth-grader; pupil in the fourth year of school

    common-gender

  3. a class of fourth-graders

    common-gender

  4. the fourth year in school

    common-gender · mainly · uncountable
    De barnen går i fyran.

  5. fourth gear

    common-gender · mainly · uncountable

  6. a person who finishes a competition as number four

    common-gender

  7. an apartment with one kitchen and four rooms

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish fiurir, fiūri, fȳrir, fȳri, from Runic East Norse ᚠᛁᚢᚱᛁᛦ (fiuriʀ) (Old West Norse fjórir), from Proto-Germanic *fedwōr, from *kʷetwṓr, the neuter form of Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres.

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