fia

See also: fià, fía, Fia, and FIA

Catalan

Verb

fia

  1. third-person singular present indicative form of fiar
  2. second-person singular imperative form of fiar

Esperanto

Etymology

From fi- (“shameful, immoral, corrupt, dissolute, dirty, slutty”) +‎ -a (adjective).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfi.a/
  • Hyphenation: fi‧a

Adjective

fia (accusative singular fian, plural fiaj, accusative plural fiajn)

  1. shameful, ignoble
    La ekzekutisto, spite lia fia metio, estis bonkora viro.
    The executioner, despite his shameful trade, was a kind man.
  2. naughty
    Nudpugan pugfrapadon la fiaj knabinetoj ricevis.
    A bare bottom spanking [is what] the naughty little girls got.

Ewe

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɪæ/

Noun

fia (plural fiawo)

  1. king

Verb

fia

  1. to burn
  2. to demonstrate
  3. to show
  4. to teach

French

Verb

fia

  1. third-person singular past historic of fier

Hungarian

Etymology

fiú +‎ -a

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfiʲɒ]
  • Hyphenation: fia

Noun

fia

  1. third-person singular (single possession) possessive of fiú
    Három fia volt. ― S/he had three sons.

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative fia —
accusative fiát —
dative fiának —
instrumental fiával —
causal-final fiáért —
translative fiává —
terminative fiáig —
essive-formal fiaként —
essive-modal fiául —
inessive fiában —
superessive fián —
adessive fiánál —
illative fiába —
sublative fiára —
allative fiához —
elative fiából —
delative fiáról —
ablative fiától —

Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [fʲiə]

Etymology 1

From Old Irish fíad (“wild animals, game, especially deer”), from fid m (“wood”).

Noun

fia m (genitive singular fia, nominative plural fianna)

  1. deer
Declension
Derived terms

Adjective

fia

  1. wild
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Irish fíad (“uncultivated land, a waste spot; a territory, land”).

Noun

fia m (genitive singular fia)

  1. waste, wilderness
  2. land, territory
Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fia fhia bhfia
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • "fia" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “2 fíad” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “3 fíad” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • Entries containing “fia” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “fia” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Portuguese

Verb

fia

  1. Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of fiar
  2. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present indicative of fiar

Romansch

Alternative forms

  • fieu (Rumantsch Grischun)
  • fiug (Sursilvan)
  • fiac (Sutsilvan)
  • fi (Surmiran)
  • fö (Puter, Vallader)

Etymology

From Latin focus (“hearth, fireplace”).

Noun

fia m

  1. (Sutsilvan) fire

Samoan

Verb

fia

  1. want to do something

Spanish

Verb

fia

  1. (Latin America) Informal second-person singular (voseo) affirmative imperative form of fiar.

Swahili

Verb

-fia (infinitive kufia)

  1. Applicative form of -fa

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fia
Non-finite forms
Form Positive Negative
Infinitive kufia kutofia
Simple finite forms
Positive form Singular Plural
Imperative fia fieni
Habitual hufia
Complex finite forms
Polarity Persons Persons / Classes Classes
1st 2nd 3rd / M-wa M-mi Ma Ki-vi N U Ku Pa Mu
Sg. Pl. Sg. Pl. Sg. / 1 Pl. / 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 / 14 15 / 17 16 18
Past
Positive nilifia
nalifia		 tulifia
twalifia		 ulifia
walifia		 mlifia
mwalifia		 alifia walifia ulifia ilifia lilifia yalifia kilifia vilifia ilifia zilifia ulifia kulifia palifia mulifia
Relative niliofia
naliofia		 tuliofia
twaliofia		 uliofia
waliofia		 mliofia
mwaliofia		 aliofia waliofia uliofia iliofia liliofia yaliofia kiliofia viliofia iliofia ziliofia uliofia kuliofia paliofia muliofia
Negative sikufia hatukufia hukufia hamkufia hakufia hawakufia haukufia haikufia halikufia hayakufia hakikufia havikufia haikufia hazikufia haukufia hakukufia hapakufia hamukufia
Present
Positive ninafia
nafia		 tunafia unafia mnafia anafia wanafia unafia inafia linafia yanafia kinafia vinafia inafia zinafia unafia kunafia panafia munafia
Relative ninaofia
naofia		 tunaofia unaofia mnaofia anaofia wanaofia unaofia inaofia linaofia yanaofia kinaofia vinaofia inaofia zinaofia unaofia kunaofia panaofia munaofia
Negative sifii hatufii hufii hamfii hafii hawafii haufii haifii halifii hayafii hakifii havifii haifii hazifii haufii hakufii hapafii hamufii
Future
Positive nitafia tutafia utafia mtafia atafia watafia utafia itafia litafia yatafia kitafia vitafia itafia zitafia utafia kutafia patafia mutafia
Relative nitakaofia tutakaofia utakaofia mtakaofia atakaofia watakaofia utakaofia itakaofia litakaofia yatakaofia kitakaofia vitakaofia itakaofia zitakaofia utakaofia kutakaofia patakaofia mutakaofia
Negative sitafia hatutafia hutafia hamtafia hatafia hawatafia hautafia haitafia halitafia hayatafia hakitafia havitafia haitafia hazitafia hautafia hakutafia hapatafia hamutafia
Subjunctive
Positive nifie tufie ufie mfie afie wafie ufie ifie lifie yafie kifie vifie ifie zifie ufie kufie pafie mufie
Negative nisifie tusifie usifie msifie asifie wasifie usifie isifie lisifie yasifie kisifie visifie isifie zisifie usifie kusifie pasifie musifie
Present Conditional
Positive ningefia tungefia ungefia mngefia angefia wangefia ungefia ingefia lingefia yangefia kingefia vingefia ingefia zingefia ungefia kungefia pangefia mungefia
Negative nisingefia
singefia		 tusingefia
hatungefia		 usingefia
hungefia		 msingefia
hamngefia		 asingefia
hangefia		 wasingefia
hawangefia		 usingefia
haungefia		 isingefia
haingefia		 lisingefia
halingefia		 yasingefia
hayangefia		 kisingefia
hakingefia		 visingefia
havingefia		 isingefia
haingefia		 zisingefia
hazingefia		 usingefia
haungefia		 kusingefia
hakungefia		 pasingefia
hapangefia		 musingefia
hamungefia
Past Conditional
Positive ningalifia tungalifia ungalifia mngalifia angalifia wangalifia ungalifia ingalifia lingalifia yangalifia kingalifia vingalifia ingalifia zingalifia ungalifia kungalifia pangalifia mungalifia
Negative nisingalifia
singalifia		 tusingalifia
hatungalifia		 usingalifia
hungalifia		 msingalifia
hamngalifia		 asingalifia
hangalifia		 wasingalifia
hawangalifia		 usingalifia
haungalifia		 isingalifia
haingalifia		 lisingalifia
halingalifia		 yasingalifia
hayangalifia		 kisingalifia
hakingalifia		 visingalifia
havingalifia		 isingalifia
haingalifia		 zisingalifia
hazingalifia		 usingalifia
haungalifia		 kusingalifia
hakungalifia		 pasingalifia
hapangalifia		 musingalifia
hamungalifia
Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive ningelifia tungelifia ungelifia mngelifia angelifia wangelifia ungelifia ingelifia lingelifia yangelifia kingelifia vingelifia ingelifia zingelifia ungelifia kungelifia pangelifia mungelifia
General Relative
Positive nifiao tufiao ufiao mfiao afiao wafiao ufiao ifiao lifiao yafiao kifiao vifiao ifiao zifiao ufiao kufiao pafiao mufiao
Negative nisiofia tusiofia usiofia msiofia asiofia wasiofia usiofia isiofia lisiofia yasiofia kisiofia visiofia isiofia zisiofia usiofia kusiofia pasiofia musiofia
Gnomic
Positive nafia twafia wafia mwafia afia wafia wafia yafia lafia yafia chafia vyafia yafia zafia wafia kwafia pafia mwafia
Perfect
Positive nimefia tumefia umefia mmefia amefia wamefia umefia imefia limefia yamefia kimefia vimefia imefia zimefia umefia kumefia pamefia mumefia
"Already"
Positive nimeshafia tumeshafia umeshafia mmeshafia ameshafia wameshafia umeshafia imeshafia limeshafia yameshafia kimeshafia vimeshafia imeshafia zimeshafia umeshafia kumeshafia pameshafia mumeshafia
"Not yet"
Negative sijafia hatujafia hujafia hamjafia hajafia hawajafia haujafia haijafia halijafia hayajafia hakijafia havijafia haijafia hazijafia haujafia hakujafia hapajafia hamujafia
"If/When"
Positive nikifia tukifia ukifia mkifia akifia wakifia ukifia ikifia likifia yakifia kikifia vikifia ikifia zikifia ukifia kukifia pakifia mukifia
"If not"
Negative nisipofia tusipofia usipofia msipofia asipofia wasipofia usipofia isipofia lisipofia yasipofia kisipofia visipofia isipofia zisipofia usipofia kusipofia pasipofia musipofia
Consecutive
Positive nikafia tukafia ukafia mkafia akafia wakafia ukafia ikafia likafia yakafia kikafia vikafia ikafia zikafia ukafia kukafia pakafia mukafia
Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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