en fyr
Meaning
lighthouse; beacon; fire
In Swedish: torn med starkt (blinkande) sken som leder trafiken på sjön eller på land
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en fyr |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | fyren |
| Plural, indefinite | fyrar |
| Plural, definite | fyrarna |
fyr is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor fyr, den stora fyren. Check another noun
Practise fyr
1 / 2Is it en fyr or ett fyr?
fyr in a sentence
- sätta fyr på någotset fire to something
- sätta fyr på vedenset fire to the wood
- få veden att ta fyrget the wood burning
Words built with fyr
- fyrvaktare lighthouse keeper
Questions
What does fyr mean in English?
fyr means “lighthouse, beacon”.
Is it en fyr or ett fyr?
It is en fyr, and “the lighthouse” is fyren.
What is the plural of fyr?
The plural of fyr is fyrar, and the definite plural is fyrarna.
Origin
Probably a shortening of the Low German firburs, meaning an unemployed craftsman.
Nearby common words
fyr is number 4,991 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 4,987trolla conjure
- 4,988alarm allert
- 4,989baklänges backwards; moving toward the back; from end to beginning, backwards; such that the back precedes the front
- 4,990överreagera overreact
- 4,992mist lighter fog (cloud that forms at a low altitude and obscures vision)
- 4,993gryta cauldron, pot
- 4,994kupol dome
- 4,996vuxit grown
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