Meaning
3 senses(countable)A conifer of the genus Abies.
Tanne, Tannenbaum
пи́хтаpíxta, ельjelʹ, ёлкаjólka
яли́цяjalýcja
any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies; chiefly of upland areas
(countable)Any pinaceous conifer of related genera, especially a Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga) or a Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris).
(uncountable)Wood of such trees.
nonresinous wood of a fir tree
Examples
42 sentencesI think it's a fir tree.
Мені здається, це ялинка.
ruПо-моему, это ель.
I think that it's a fir tree.
Мені здається, це ялинка.
ruПо-моему, это ель.
That's a fir tree.
Це ялинка.
ruЭто ель.
deDas ist eine Tanne.
I think that's a fir tree.
Fir trees are often used as Christmas trees.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English firre, from Old English fyrh, furh, as in furhwudu (“pinewood”), fromFrom Middle English firre, from Old English fyrh, furh, as in furhwudu (“pinewood”), from Proto-West Germanic *furhu, from Proto-Germanic *furhō, *furhijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *pŕ̥kʷeh₂, from *pérkʷus (“oak”). Possibly conflated during Middle English with Old Norse fýri (as in fýriskógr (“pine-wood”).
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Forms
plural: firsSynonyms
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