furir
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French fourrier, from Old French forre. Original meaning was "fodderer". Cognate of German Furier, Fourier.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -iːr
Noun
[edit]furir c
- (military) non-commissioned officer rank above corporal but below sergeant
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | furir | furirs |
| definite | furiren | furirens | |
| plural | indefinite | furirer | furirers |
| definite | furirerna | furirernas |
References
[edit]- furir in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- furir in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- furir in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- furir in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)