First

== English == === Etymology === As a German surname, variant of Fürst, Furst. As a Jewish surname, from Yiddish פֿירשט (firsht, “prince”), a rendition of the above. As a Serbo-Croatian and Slovene, from the noun firšt (“prince”), a loanword from German and thus related to the above. === Proper noun === First A surname. === Anagrams === FTIRs, SIRTF, frist, frits, rifts == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German virst, from Old High German first, perhaps ultimately from a combination of Proto-Indo-European *per- + *steh₂-, similar to Proto-Indo-Iranian *pr̥štʰás (“ridge, back”), Latin postis (“doorpost”), Ancient Greek παστάς (pastás, “porch”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɪʁst/ === Noun === First m (strong, genitive Firstes or Firsts, plural Firste) ridge (of a roof) Synonym: Dachfirst ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Firstbalken Firstständer Firstpfette Firstziegel === References === === Further reading === “First” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “First” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “First” in Duden online