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See also: fuïr

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French fuir, from Vulgar Latin *fūgīre, from Latin fugere, from Proto-Italic *fugiō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewg-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fɥiʁ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -iʁ

Verb

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fuir

  1. (intransitive) to escape
  2. (transitive) to flee
  3. (intransitive) to leak; to have a leak
    Le robinet fuit.
    The tap is leaking. (UK)
    The faucet is leaking. (US)

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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Old Dutch

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *fuir, from Proto-Germanic *fōr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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fuir n

  1. fire
  2. passion, emotion

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle Dutch: vuur
    • Dutch: vuur, vier (Southern)
      • Afrikaans: vuur
      • Javindo: vier
      • Jersey Dutch: vuer, vîr
      • Negerhollands: vuur, fi, vier
      • Skepi Creole Dutch: fir
    • Limburgish: vuur
    • West Flemish: vier
    • Zealandic: vier

Further reading

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  • fuir”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *fūgīre, from Latin fugere, present active infinitive of fugiō.

Verb

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fuir

  1. To flee.

Conjugation

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This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb ends in a palatal stem, so there is an extra i before the e of some endings. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • French: fuir

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fuˈiɾ/ [fuˈiɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: fu‧ir

Verb

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fuir (first-person singular present fuyo, first-person singular preterite fui, past participle fuido)

  1. (obsolete) Alternative form of huir

Conjugation

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