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First
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first
English
Etymology
As a en de - surname, variant of en Fürst, en Furst.
As a Jewish surname, from en yi פֿירשט prince, a rendition of the above.
As a en sh - and en sl -, from the noun sl firšt prince, a loanword from German and thus related to the above.
Proper noun
en.
Anagrams
en first FTIRs SIRTF frist frits rifts
German
Etymology
From de gmh virst, from de goh first, perhaps ultimately from a combination of de ine-pro *per- + ine-pro *steh₂-, similar to iir-pro *pr̥štʰás ridge, back, la postis doorpost, grc παστάς porch.First
Pronunciation
de /fɪʁst/
de De-First.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m,(e)s
ridge of a roof
de Dachfirst
Declension
m,(e)s
Related terms
de Firstbalken
de Firstständer
de Firstpfette
de Firstziegel
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