Fear

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Old English fǣr (“‘peril, danger’”) (noun), fǣran (“‘to frighten’”) (verb).

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(Australia) IPA: /fiə/, SAMPA: /fi@/
(UK) IPA: /fɪə/, SAMPA: /fI@/
(US) IPA: /fɪr/, SAMPA: /fir/
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Rhymes: -ɪə(r)

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Singular
Fear

Plural
countable and uncountable; plural Fears

Fear (countable and uncountable; plural Fears)

(uncountable) A strong, uncontrollable, unpleasant emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat.
He was struck by fear on seeing the snake.
(countable) A phobia, a sense of fear induced by something or someone.
Not everybody has the same fears.
I have a fear of ants.
(uncountable) Extreme veneration or awe, as toward a supreme being or deity.

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(uncountable: unpleasant emotion caused by actual or perceived danger): dread, terror, fright
(countable: sense of fear induced by something or someone): dread, phobia, scare, anxiety, apprehension
(extreme veneration): awe, reverence, veneration
See also Wikisaurus:fear

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uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat

Arabic: خوف ar(ar) (khawf) m.
Armenian: վախ hy(hy) (vax), երկյուղ hy(hy) (erkyuġ), ահ hy(hy) (ah)
Bosnian: strah bs(bs) m.
Breton: aon br(br)
Bulgarian: страх bg(bg) m.
Catalan: por f., paüra f., basarda f., temor m.
Chinese: 恐怖 cmn(cmn) (kǒngbù)
Croatian: strah hr(hr) m.
Czech: strach cs(cs) m.
Danish: angst da(da), frygt da(da) c.
Estonian: hirm et(et), kartus et(et)
Filipino: takot
Finnish: pelko fi(fi), kammo fi(fi)
French: peur fr(fr) f.
German: Angst de(de) f., Schreck de(de) m.
Gothic: 𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍃 (agis)
Greek: φοβάμαι el(el) (fovámai)
Hebrew: אימה (eimah) f.
Hiligaynon: [[hadlok#Patrono:Hil|hadlok]]
Hungarian: félelem hu(hu)
Irish: eagla ga(ga) f.
Italian: paura it(it) f.
Japanese: 恐れ ja(ja) (osore), 恐怖 ja(ja) (kyōfu)
Korean: 공포 ko(ko) (koyuuo)

Kurdish:
Kurmanji: tirs ku(ku) f.
Sorani: ترس ku(ku) (tirs)
Malay: ketakutan ms(ms)
Manx: aggle gv(gv) m.
Occitan: paur oc(oc) f.
Old French: peor f.
Persian: ترس fa(fa) (tars)
Polish: strach pl(pl) m., niepokój pl(pl) m.
Portuguese: medo pt(pt) m., temor pt(pt) m.
Romanian: frică ro(ro) f., teamă ro(ro) f.
Russian: страх ru(ru) (stráx) m., боязнь ru(ru) (bojázn') f.
Scottish Gaelic: eagal gd(gd) m., uabhas gd(gd) m., oillt gd(gd) f.
Serbian:
Cyrillic: страх m.
Roman: strah m.
Slovene: strah sl(sl) m.
Spanish: miedo es(es) m., temor es(es) m.
Swahili: woga sw(sw)
Swedish: skräck sv(sv)
Tagalog: takot tl(tl)
Welsh: ofn cy(cy)

a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone

Armenian: վախ hy(hy) (vax)
Bosnian: strah bs(bs) m.
Catalan: por f., paüra f., basarda f., temor m.
Chinese: 恐怖 cmn(cmn) (kǒngbù)
Croatian: strah hr(hr) m.
Czech: strach cs(cs) m.
Danish: angst da(da), frygt da(da) c.
Dutch: angst nl(nl) f., schrik nl(nl) f.
Filipino: takot
Finnish: pelko fi(fi)
French: crainte fr(fr) f., peur fr(fr) f.
Georgian: შიში (šiši)
German: Angst de(de) f., Furcht de(de) f., Phobie de(de) f.
Greek: φοβία (fovía) f.
Irish: eagla ga(ga) f.
Italian: paura it(it) f.
Japanese: 恐怖症 (kyōfushō)
Kurdish:
Kurmanji: tirs ku(ku) f.
Sorani: ترس ku(ku) (tirs), ترس و له‌رز ku(ku) (tirs u larz)

Malay: ketakutan ms(ms)
Occitan: paur oc(oc) f.
Old French: peor f.
Polish: lęk pl(pl) m.
Portuguese: fobia pt(pt), medo pt(pt) m., temor pt(pt) m., pavor pt(pt) m.
Romanian: fobie ro(ro)
Russian: страх ru(ru) (stráχ) m., боязнь ru(ru) (bojázn') f., фобия ru(ru) (fóbija) f.
Scottish Gaelic: eagal gd(gd) m., uabhas gd(gd) m., oillt gd(gd) f.
Serbian:
Cyrillic: страх m.
Roman: strah m.
Slovene: strah sl(sl) m.
Swedish: fruktan sv(sv), rädsla sv(sv)
Tagalog: takot tl(tl)

extreme veneration or awe

Armenian: երկյուղ hy(hy) (erkyuġ)
Bosnian: strah bs(bs) m.
Catalan: temor m., respecte m.
Croatian: strah hr(hr) m.
Czech: strach cs(cs) m.
Danish: frygt da(da) c.
Finnish: pelko fi(fi)
French: crainte fr(fr) f.
German: Ehrfurcht de(de) f.
Irish: eagla ga(ga) f.
Japanese: 畏れ (osore)
Kurdish:
Kurmanji: tirs ku(ku) f.
Sorani: ترس ku(ku)

Malay: ketakutan ms(ms)
Russian: страх ru(ru) (stráχ) m.
Scottish Gaelic: eagal gd(gd) m., uabhas gd(gd) m., oillt gd(gd) f.
Serbian:
Cyrillic: страх m.
Roman: strah m.
Slovene: strahospoštovanje n.
Swedish: fruktan sv(sv)

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Albanian: frikë f.
Breton: aon m.
Esperanto: timo
Guaraní: kyhyje
Hebrew: פחד (pákhad) m.
Indonesian: takut
Interlingua: timor, pavor
Latin: timor, pavor, metus

Maori: mataku
Northern Sami: ballu
Old English: eġe
Romansch: tema
Romanian: frică f., teamă f.
Spanish: miedo m., temor m.
Tupinambá: sykyîé
Turkish: korku
Telugu: భయం

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Infinitive
to Fear

Third person singular
Fears

Simple past
Feared

Past participle
Feared

Present participle
Fearing

to Fear (third-person singular simple present Fears, present participle Fearing, simple past and past participle Feared)

(obsolete, transitive) To cause fear to; to frighten.
- 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book V:
  ‘Be God,’ sayde Sir Gawayne, ‘his grevys me but lytyll; yet shalt thou nat feare me for all thy grete wordis.
(transitive) To feel fear about (something).
I fear the worst will happen.
(transitive) To venerate; to feel awe towards.
People who fear God can be found in Christian churches.
(transitive) Regret
I fear [regret that] I have bad news for you: your husband has died.

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(feel fear about (something)): be afraid of, be frightened of, be scared of, be terrorised/terrorized be
(venerate): be in awe of, revere, venerate

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feel fear about (something)

Albanian: ka frikë
Arabic: خاف ar(ar) (khaafa)
Armenian: վախենալ hy(hy) (vaxenal), երկյուղել hy(hy) (erkyuġel), երկնչել hy(hy) (erknčel)
Bosnian: bojati (se)
Catalan: témer ca(ca), tenir por de ca(ca)
Chinese: 害怕 cmn(cmn) (hàipà), 怕 cmn(cmn) (pà)
Croatian: bojati (se)
Czech: se cs(cs)
Danish: frygte, være bange for
Dutch: vrezen nl(nl)
Esperanto: timi eo(eo)
Estonian: kartma et(et)
Filipino: pagtakot
Finnish: pelätä fi(fi)
French: craindre fr(fr), avoir peur de fr(fr)
Galician: temer gl(gl)
German: fürchten de(de)
Guaraní: ...rehe kyhyje
Hungarian: fél hu(hu)
Ido: timar
Interlingua: timer, haber timor
Irish: eagla a bheith ort roimh...
Italian: temere it(it), aver paura di it(it)
Japanese: 恐れる ja(ja) (osoreru), 怖る ja(ja) (osoru)

Kurdish:
Kurmanji: tirsîn ku(ku)
Sorani: ترسین ku(ku) (tirseen)
Lao: ຢ້ານກົວ lo(lo) (yaan-kua)
Latin: timeo la(la)
Malay: takut ms(ms)
Northern Sami: ballat
Persian: ترسیدن fa(fa)
Polish: bać się, lękać się, niepokoić się, czuć niepokój
Portuguese: temer pt(pt), ter medo de pt(pt)
Romanian: teme ro(ro)
Romansch: temair rm(rm)
Russian: бояться ru(ru) (boját’sja) (+ genitive case), страшиться ru(ru) (strašít’sja) (+ genitive case)
Santali: [[ᱵᱳᱨᱳ#Patrono:Sat|Patrono:Olck]] (boro)
Serbian:
Cyrillic: бојати (се)
Roman: bojati (se)
Slovene: bati (se)
Spanish: temer es(es), tener miedo de es(es)
Swedish: frukta sv(sv), rädas sv(sv)
Tagalog: pagtakot tl(tl)
Tupinambá: ...resé sykyîé
Turkish: korkmak tr(tr), ürkmek tr(tr)

venerate

Armenian: վախենալ hy(hy) (vaxenal)
Catalan: témer ca(ca), respectar ca(ca)
Czech: bát cs(cs) se
Hungarian: fél hu(hu)
Japanese: 畏れる (osoreru)

Kurdish:
Kurmanji: tirsîn ku(ku)
Sorani: ترسین ku(ku) (tirseen)
Malay: takut ms(ms)

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Afer
fare
FERA

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IPA: [fʲaɾˠ]

EtymologyModificar

From Patrono:Sga[[Category:ga:Patrono:Sga derivations|Fear]] [[fer#Patrono:Sga|fer]], from Proto-Celtic *wiros, from Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós. Cognate with Welsh [[gŵr#Patrono:Cy|gŵr]], Latin vir, Old English wer.

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Fear m.

man
husband, male spouse

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First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	fear	fir
Vocative	a fhir	a fheara
Genitive	fir	fear
Dative	fear	fir

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an fear	na fir
Genitive	an fhir	na bhfear
Dative	leis an [[Patrono:Ga eclipsis anear]] don fhear	leis na fir

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Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fear	fhear	bhfear
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Fear (plural Fears)

Singular
Fear

Plural
Fears

fear

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Patrono:Sco-verb

to fear
to frighten, scare

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IPA: [fɛɾ]

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Patrono:Gd-noun

man
husband, male spouse

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First declension; forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	am fear	na fir
Vocative	fhir	fhir
Genitive	an fir	nam fear/fir
Dative	leis an fhear	leis na fir

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fear-
fear an taighe
fear-taighe
fireann
fireannach
fireannta

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Fear (genitive fir)

somebody, something, one

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Used when referring to a singular masculine subject.
For feminine subjects tè is used. Alternatively, neach can be used for either gender.
In the plural feadhainn is used for both genders.

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feareigin
fear mu seach

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Fear c. [[Category:Patrono:Fy nouns|Fear]] (pl. fearren)

ferry
spring (mechanical device)

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Fear

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