bur
Translingual edit
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bur
English edit
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Etymology edit
From Middle English burre, from a North Germanic language, such as Danish burre (“bur, burdock”). See also burr. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)
- (US) IPA(key): /bɝ/
- (UK) IPA(key): /bɜː(ɹ)/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Noun edit
bur (plural burs)
- A rough, prickly husk around the seeds or fruit of some plants.
- Any of several plants having such husks.
- A rotary cutting implement having a selection of variously shaped heads.
- Alternative form of burr (“small piece of material”).
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
Anagrams edit
Danish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bur n (singular definite buret, plural indefinite bure)
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Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse burr, from Proto-Germanic *buriz. Cognate with Old English byre (“descendant, son”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bur m (genitive singular burs, nominative plural burir)
Declension edit
The accusative plural buru also exists, but is only used in the phrase eiga börn og buru.
Derived terms edit
Istro-Romanian edit
Etymology edit
From Latin bonus, from Old Latin duenos, later duonus, from Proto-Italic *dw-enos, from Proto-Indo-European *dew- (“to show favor, revere”).
Adjective edit
Javanese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Dutch boor (“drill”).
Noun edit
bur
Latvian edit
Verb edit
bur
- inflection of burt:
- (with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of burt
- (with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of burt
Maay edit
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bur
Maltese edit
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b-w-r |
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Middle English edit
Noun edit
bur
- (Early Middle English) Alternative form of bour
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bur n (definite singular buret, indefinite plural bur, definite plural bura or burene)
Derived terms edit
References edit
“bur” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
bur n (definite singular buret, indefinite plural bur, definite plural bura)
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
bur
References edit
“bur” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *būr, from Proto-Germanic *būrą. Cognate with Old Saxon būr, Old High German būr (German Bauer (“birdcage”)), Old Norse búr (Swedish bur).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
būr n
Declension edit
Descendants edit
Old Frisian edit
Noun edit
būr m
Inflection edit
Declension of būr (masculine a-stem) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | būr | būrar, būra |
genitive | būres | būra |
dative | būre | būrum, būrem |
accusative | būr | būrar, būra |
Old High German edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-West Germanic *būr, from Proto-Germanic *būrą (“dwelling”), whence also Old English būr, Old Norse búr.
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
būr n
Declension edit
case | singular | plural |
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nominative | būr | būra |
accusative | būr | būra |
genitive | būres | būro |
dative | būre | būrum |
instrumental | būru | — |
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-West Germanic *būr, from Proto-Germanic *būraz (“inhabitant”).
Noun edit
būr m
Declension edit
case | singular | plural |
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nominative | būr | būra |
accusative | būr | būra |
genitive | būres | būro |
dative | būre | būrum |
instrumental | būru | — |
Derived terms edit
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Old Norse edit
Noun edit
bur
Old Saxon edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-West Germanic *būr, from Proto-Germanic *būraz, whence also Old English būr, Old Norse búr.
Noun edit
būr m
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
Same as the masculine noun.
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būr n
Old Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse búr, from Proto-Germanic *būrą.
Noun edit
bur n
Declension edit
Descendants edit
- Swedish: bur c
Polish edit
Pronunciation edit
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bur f
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: bur
Noun edit
bur m or f by sense (plural bures)
Romagnol edit
Etymology edit
From Vulgar Latin *burius, compare Italian buio.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bur m
- darkness (lack of light)
- December 2007, Nevio Spadoni, Guido Bianchi, Urazion in la Ludla, il Papiro, page 9:
- Te, che t’vid / la luš int e’ mi bur, […]
- You, who sees / the light in my darkness, […]
- December 2007, Nevio Spadoni, Guido Bianchi, Urazion in la Ludla, il Papiro, page 9:
Sumerian edit
Romanization edit
bur
- Romanization of 𒁓 (bur)
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish būr, from Old Norse búr, from Proto-Germanic *būrą.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bur c
Declension edit
Declension of bur | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | bur | buren | burar | burarna |
Genitive | burs | burens | burars | burarnas |
Related terms edit
References edit
Veps edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Russian бу́рый (búryj).
Adjective edit
bur
Inflection edit
Inflection of bur (inflection type 6/kuva) | |||
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nominative sing. | bur | ||
genitive sing. | buran | ||
partitive sing. | burad | ||
partitive plur. | burid | ||
singular | plural | ||
nominative | bur | burad | |
accusative | buran | burad | |
genitive | buran | buriden | |
partitive | burad | burid | |
essive-instructive | buran | burin | |
translative | buraks | burikš | |
inessive | buras | buriš | |
elative | buraspäi | burišpäi | |
illative | buraha | burihe | |
adessive | bural | buril | |
ablative | buralpäi | burilpäi | |
allative | burale | burile | |
abessive | burata | burita | |
comitative | buranke | buridenke | |
prolative | buradme | buridme | |
approximative I | buranno | buridenno | |
approximative II | burannoks | buridennoks | |
egressive | burannopäi | buridennopäi | |
terminative I | burahasai | burihesai | |
terminative II | buralesai | burilesai | |
terminative III | burassai | — | |
additive I | burahapäi | burihepäi | |
additive II | buralepäi | burilepäi |
Noun edit
bur
Inflection edit
Inflection of bur (inflection type 6/kuva) | |||
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nominative sing. | bur | ||
genitive sing. | buran | ||
partitive sing. | burad | ||
partitive plur. | burid | ||
singular | plural | ||
nominative | bur | burad | |
accusative | buran | burad | |
genitive | buran | buriden | |
partitive | burad | burid | |
essive-instructive | buran | burin | |
translative | buraks | burikš | |
inessive | buras | buriš | |
elative | buraspäi | burišpäi | |
illative | buraha | burihe | |
adessive | bural | buril | |
ablative | buralpäi | burilpäi | |
allative | burale | burile | |
abessive | burata | burita | |
comitative | buranke | buridenke | |
prolative | buradme | buridme | |
approximative I | buranno | buridenno | |
approximative II | burannoks | buridennoks | |
egressive | burannopäi | buridennopäi | |
terminative I | burahasai | burihesai | |
terminative II | buralesai | burilesai | |
terminative III | burassai | — | |
additive I | burahapäi | burihepäi | |
additive II | buralepäi | burilepäi |
References edit
- Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “бурый”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika
Welsh edit
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /bɨːr/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /biːr/
Adjective edit
bur
- Soft mutation of pur.
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
pur | bur | mhur | phur |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Zaghawa edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
bur
Noun edit
bur
- one's own child
- Bur egi ― My child
- the child of a woman's co-wife
- (by extension) the child of one's brothers or cousins
References edit
- Beria-English English-Beria Dictionary [provisional] ADESK, Iriba, Kobe Department, Chad