Plural of fir

Forms of fir

Firs in a sentence

• A beech wood with silver firs in it rolled down the face of the hill, and the maze of leafless twigs and dusky spires cut sharp against the soft blueness of the evening sky.1907 January, Harold Bindloss, chapter 1, in The Dust of Conflict, 1st Canadian edition, Toronto, Ont.: McLeod & Allen, →OCLC
• Every lamp post had a fir tree tied to it—not corpsy old trees but fresh cut firs.1942, Emily Carr, “Christmas”, in The Book of Small, Toronto, Ont.: Oxford University Press, →OCLC. From the entry corpsy
• "'Twere Juneteenth day," she began reverentially, "when my light firs' broke.1921, Julia Walcott Hoffman, chapter I, in Pearl o’ Great Price or A Woman’s ’Sperience, Chicago, Ill.: Gift and Music Shop, →OCLC, page 11. From the entry juneteenth
• Why, dat guy ain’t got de firs’ idee about bein’ square wit’ a pal or librul wit’ an ol’ friend in de same line.1916, Jack Lait, “The Canada Kid” (chapter 9), in Beef, Iron and Wine, New York, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, pages 178–179. From the entry double X
• Beyond that there was a lane between ranks of young, balsamy, white-misted firs and then an open pasture field, sere and crispy.1904, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908. From the entry balsamy

Meaning of fir

1. noun A conifer of the genus Abies.
2. noun Any pinaceous conifer of related genera, especially a Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga) or a Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris).
3. noun Wood of such trees.

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Questions about the plural of fir

What is the plural of fir?

The plural of fir is firs.

Is fir countable?

Fir is a countable and uncountable noun.