fiera

Bavarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German vürher, fürher, equivalent to fia + her. Compare archaic German fürher.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfiːɐ̯rɐ/

Adverb

fiera

  1. forward, forwards, to the front (direction towards the speaker)

Usage notes

Bavarian adverbs of direction come in pairs: endings in -i or -e denote direction away from the speaker (akin to hi), and endings in -a denote direction towards the speaker (akin to her).

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from French fier.

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • IPA(key): [fiˈera]
  • Rhymes: -era
  • Hyphenation: fi‧e‧ra

Adjective

fiera (accusative singular fieran, plural fieraj, accusative plural fierajn)

  1. proud

Derived terms

  • fiero (“pride”)
  • fieri (“be proud, take pride”)
  • fierigi (“make proud”)
  • fieraĵo (“something one is proud of”)
  • fierindaĵo (“something to be proud of”)

French

Verb

fiera

  1. third-person singular future of fier

Anagrams

Ido

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfi̯era/

Adjective

fiera

  1. proud

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfjɛ.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ɛra
  • Hyphenation: fiè‧ra

Etymology 1

Feminine of fiero.

Adjective

fiera

  1. feminine singular of fiero

Etymology 2

From Late Latin feria < Latin feriae.

Noun

fiera f (plural fiere)

  1. fair, exhibition
  2. trade show, trade fair
    Synonyms: fiera campionaria, salone
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Albanian: Fier

Etymology 3

From Latin fera, from ferus.

Noun

fiera f (plural fiere)

  1. wild animal

Anagrams

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin fera, from ferus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfjeɾa/ [ˈfje.ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -eɾa
  • Syllabification: fie‧ra

Noun

fiera f (plural fieras)

  1. wild animal, beast
  2. (colloquial) firecracker, spitfire, dragon (a feisty and aggressive woman with a lot of energy)
    • 1997, “La celestina”, in La Llorona, performed by Lhasa de Sela:
      Con tu mirada de fiera ofendida / Con tu vendaja donde herida no hay / Con tus gemidos de madre sufrida
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

Noun

fiera m or f by sense (plural fieras)

  1. fiend; nut
    un fiera de las manualidades ― an art nut
  2. (colloquial) beast, demon (someone who is really strong or excels at something, especially something athletically but can also be extended figuratively as well)

Derived terms

Adjective

fiera f

  1. feminine singular of fiero

Further reading

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