Fourier
English
Etymology
French Fourier
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfʊriˌeɪ/, /ˈfʊriˌər/
Proper noun
Fourier
- A surname.
Derived terms
- discrete Fourier transform
- fast Fourier transform
- Fourier analysis
- Fourier coefficient
- Fourier series
- Fourier transform
- inverse Fourier transform
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fu.ʁje/
Proper noun
Fourier ?
- a surname
Derived terms
- transformation de Fourier
See also
- French mathematician Joseph Fourier
German
Etymology
Borrowed from French fourrier, derived from Old French fuerre (“hay; fodder”), from Frankish *fodar, from Proto-Germanic *fōdrą (“fodder”), whence Futter. Doublet of Furier.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fuˈʁiːɐ̯/
Audio (file)
Noun
Fourier m (strong, genitive Fouriers, plural Fouriere)
- (Austria, Switzerland, military) quartermaster
- (Switzerland) quartermaster sergeant (class of rank)
Declension
Declension of Fourier [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Fourier | die | Fouriere |
| genitive | eines | des | Fouriers | der | Fouriere |
| dative | einem | dem | Fourier | den | Fourieren |
| accusative | einen | den | Fourier | die | Fouriere |
Further reading
- “Fourier” in Duden online