Bavarian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German vürhin, fürhin, equivalent to fia + hi. Compare archaic German fürhin.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfiːɐ̯ri/, /-e/

Adverb

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fiari

  1. (Central Bavarian) forward, forwards, to the front (direction away from the speaker)

Usage notes

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Bavarian adverbs of direction come in pairs: endings in -i or -e denote direction away from the speaker (akin to hi), and endings in -a denote direction towards the speaker (akin to her).

See also

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Bavarian adverbs of place and direction
adverbs
from to here there
place her hi /dou dort/duart
inside eina eini/-e, nei herin drin
outside aussa/assa aussi/-e, assi, naus heraust draussn
up auffa/affa auffi/-e, affi, nauf herobn drobn
down åwa åwi/-e, , åi herunt druntn
forth fiara fiari/-e vorn davor
behind hinta, hintra hinti/-e, hintri/-e hintn dahinta
over here umma ummi/-e herent drent, entn
over there dåna dåni/-e herdånt hidånt
closer zuara zuari/-e