(declension-2, masculine) brave or courageous man, hero, warrior
(declension-2, masculine) husband
(declension-2, masculine) foot soldier
Frecuencia
Pronúnciase como (IPA)
[ˈwɪr]
Etimoloxía (Inglés)
From Proto-Italic *wiros, from Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós. Cognates include Sanskrit वीर (vīrá), Old Prussian wijrs, Lithuanian vyras, Latvian vīrs, Old Irish fer, Old Norse verr, Ossetian ир (ir, “Ossetians”) and Old English wer (English were-; also see world).