fiera

fiera

Bavarian

Etymology

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

Adverb

fiera

  1. alternative spelling of fiara

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from French fier.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fiˈera/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -era
  • Syllabification: 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
  • German: Fierant

Etymology 3

From Latin fera, from ferus.

Noun

fiera f (plural fiere)

  1. wild animal

Anagrams

Spanish

Etymology

    Inherited from Old Spanish fiera, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin fera (as initial Latin /f/ was expected to have turned into Old Spanish /h/ and later drop), from ferus (wild, adjective).

    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 manualidadesan 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

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