buur
See also: Buur
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch buur, from Middle Dutch buur, from Old Dutch *būr, from Proto-Germanic *būraz (“dweller, inhabitant”). Doublet of boer.
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Noun edit
buur (plural bure)
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Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch buur, from Old Dutch *būr, from Proto-Germanic *būraz (“dweller, inhabitant”). Doublet of boer.
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Noun edit
buur m (plural buren, diminutive buurtje n)
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Maay edit
Noun edit
buur
Middle Dutch edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Dutch *būr, from Proto-Germanic *būraz.
Noun edit
buur m
- inhabitant (one who shares in rights and obligations as an inhabitant of a place)
- (rare) neighbour
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Etymology 2 edit
From Old Dutch būr, from Proto-Germanic *būraz.
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buur n or m
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Further reading edit
- “buur (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “buur (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “buur (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “buur (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
Somali edit
Etymology edit
Cognates include Jiiddu burti.[1]
Noun edit
buur ?