fjer

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish fiæthær, from Old Norse fjǫðr (“feather”), from Proto-Germanic *feþrō, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ ~ pth₂én- (“feather, wing”), from *peth₂- (“to fly”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fjeːr/, [fjeːˀɐ̯], [fjeɐ̯ˀ]

Noun

fjer c (singular definite fjeren, plural indefinite fjer)

  1. feather

Inflection

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