Jura
English edit
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒʊɹə/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒʊəɹə/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -ʊəɹə
Etymology 1 edit
From French Jura, perhaps of Celtic origin.
Proper noun edit
Jura
- The Jura Mountains, a mountain range on the border of France and Switzerland, extending into Germany.
- 1846 October 1 – 1848 April 1, Charles Dickens, Dombey and Son, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1848, →OCLC:
- Occasionally, a sigh of mountain air came from the distant Jura, fading along the plain.
- 1862, Author not identified, The Fir-Tree of the Jura, The Fir-Tree of the Jura and Other Stories, Oliphants Juvenile Series, page 7,
- On one of the western slopes of the Jura, looking towards France, stood the feudal mansion of Grammont.
- A department of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. Capital: Lons-le-Saunier. [Created 1790.]
- A canton of Switzerland. [Created 1979.]
- Synonym: canton of Jura
- 2004, Jan Oskar Engene, Terrorism in Western Europe: Explaining the Trends Since 1950, page 158:
- This parallel is the Jura conflict. While the cantonal structure in Switzerland largely follows linguistic lines, the predominantly French-speaking Jura had for a long time until recently been a part of the German-speaking canton of Bern.
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Translations edit
department in France
canton in Switzerland
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See also edit
- Jura (departement) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Canton of Jura on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- (cantons of Switzerland) Appenzell Inner Rhodes, Appenzell Outer Rhodes, Aargau, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Bern, Fribourg, Geneva, Glarus, Grisons, Jura, Lucerne, Neuchâtel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, St. Gallen, Thurgau, Ticino, Uri, Vaud, Valais, Zug, Zurich (Category: en:Cantons of Switzerland)
Etymology 2 edit
From Scottish Gaelic Diùra, from Old Norse Dýrey (literally “animal island”).
Proper noun edit
Jura
- An island of the Inner Hebrides in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland.
- 1839, Jura, entry in Thomas Curtis (editor), The London Encyclopaedia, page 275,
- Between the north end of Jura and the small isle of Skarba there is a famous whirlpool, called Cory-vrekan, from Brecan, son of a king of Denmark, who perished in this gulph.
- 1839, Jura, entry in Thomas Curtis (editor), The London Encyclopaedia, page 275,
Translations edit
island in the inner Hebrides of Scotland
See also edit
- Jura, Scotland on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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Jura m
- Jura (a canton of Switzerland; capital: Delémont)
- Jura (a department of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France; capital: Lons-le-Saunier)
Czech edit
Pronunciation edit
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Jura m anim
- (dialectal) a diminutive of the male given name Jiří
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Etymology edit
From Vulgar Latin *iuris, a Latinized form of Gaulish *iuris (“wooded mountain”), commonly derived from Proto-Celtic *yor- (“forest”), but this remains speculative, as cognates of this Celtic root remain lacking.[1] More at Jura.
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Jura m
- Jura (a department of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France)
- Jura (a canton of Switzerland)
- Jura (an island in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland)
- Jura (a mountain range in France and Switzerland)
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- (cantons of Switzerland) Cantons suisses; Appenzell Rhodes-Extérieures, Appenzell Rhodes-Intérieures, Argovie, Bâle-Campagne, Bâle-Ville, Berne, Fribourg, Genève, Glaris, Grisons, Jura, Lucerne, Neuchâtel, Nidwald, Obwald, Saint-Gall, Schaffhouse, Schwytz, Soleure, Tessin, Thurgovie, Uri, Valais, Vaud, Zug, Zurich (Category: fr:Cantons of Switzerland)
References edit
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
German edit
Alternative forms edit
- JU (canton; ISO 3166-2:CH)
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Germany) IPA(key): [ˈjuːʀaː]
Audio (file)
- (Switzerland) IPA(key): [ˈjuːrɑː]
Audio (Switzerland) (file)
Proper noun edit
der Jura m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Juras)
- Jura Mountains (a mountain range on the border of France, Switzerland and Germany)
- the Jurassic
- Jura (a canton of Switzerland)
- Jura (a region of France)
- Synonym: Kanton Jura
- Jura (an island of the Inner Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom)
Declension edit
Declension of Jura [sg-only, masculine, strong]
See also edit
- Trias
- Kreide
- Mesozoikum
- (cantons of Switzerland) Schweizer Kantone; Aargau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Bern, Freiburg, Genf, Glarus, Graubünden, Jura, Luzern, Neuenburg, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, St. Gallen, Tessin, Thurgau, Uri, Waadt, Wallis, Zug, Zürich (Category: de:Cantons of Switzerland)
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Latin iūra, nominative plural of iūs (“law, right”).
Noun edit
Jura n pl (plural only)
- law (study)
- Ich habe Jura studiert. ― I studied law.
Usage notes edit
- Used generally without article and without attributive adjectives, so no gender or number applies except from an etymological view.
- Often used in Jura studieren.
Declension edit
Declension of Jura [pl-only, neuter]
Synonyms edit
- (law): Jurisprudenz, Jus (Switzerland, Austria), Rechtswissenschaft, Recht, Rechte, Juristerei (humorous)
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Jura f
- Jura (a department of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France)
- Jura (a canton of Switzerland)
- Jura (an island in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland)
- Jura (a mountain range in France and Switzerland)
Declension edit
Declension of Jura
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noun
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adjective
Further reading edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
From Jora. Compare Ukrainian Жура (Žura), Russian Жура (Žura), Polish Żura.
Proper noun edit
Jura f
- A village in Jura, Transnistria, Moldova
- A commune of Transnistria, Moldova
Serbo-Croatian edit
Etymology edit
Serbo-Croatian variant of George
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Jȕra m
- a male given name
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Júra f