bur

See also: Bur, búr, bür, bůr, and bur-

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English

Alternative forms

• burr

Etymology

From Middle English burre, from a Scandinavian language, such as Danish burre (“bur, burdock”). See also burr.

Noun

bur (plural burs)

1. A rough, prickly husk around the seeds or fruit of some plants.
2. Any of several plants having such husks.
3. A rotary cutting implement having a selection of variously shaped heads.
4. Alternative form of burr (small piece of material)

Translations

prickly husk — see burr

Anagrams

• RUB, bru, rub

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse búr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buːr/, [b̥uːˀɐ̯], [b̥uɐ̯ˀ]

Noun

bur n (singular definite buret, plural indefinite bure)

1. cage

Inflection

Declension of bur

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bur	buret	bure	burene
genitive	burs	burets	bures	burenes

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse burr, from Proto-Germanic *buriz. Cognate with Old English byre (“descendant, son”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʏːr/
• Rhymes: -ʏːr

Noun

bur m (genitive singular burs, nominative plural burir)

1. (poetic) son

Declension

declension of bur

m-s2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bur	burinn	burir	burirnir
accusative	bur	burinn	buri	burina
dative	bur	burnum	burum	burunum
genitive	burs	bursins	bura	buranna

The accusative plural buru also exists, but is only used in the phrase eiga börn og buru.

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Istro-Romanian

Etymology

From Latin bonus, from Old Latin duenos, later duonus, from Proto-Italic *dw-enos, from Proto-Indo-European *dew- (“to show favor, revere”).

Adjective

bur m (feminine burĕ, neuter buro)

1. good

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Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch boor (“drill”).

Noun

bur

1. drill

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Latvian

Verb

bur

1. 2nd person singular present indicative form of burt
2. 3rd person singular present indicative form of burt
3. 3rd person plural present indicative form of burt
4. 2nd person singular imperative form of burt
5. (with the particle lai) 3rd person singular imperative form of burt
6. (with the particle lai) 3rd person plural imperative form of burt

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Maay

Noun

bur

1. flour

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse búr.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [bʉʷːɾ]

Noun

bur n (definite singular buret, indefinite plural bur, definite plural bura or burene)

1. cage
2. goal (sports)

Derived terms

• burhøne, burhøns

References

“bur” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse búr.

Noun

bur n (definite singular buret, indefinite plural bur, definite plural bura)

1. cage
2. goal (sports)

Etymology 2

Verb

bur

1. present of bu

References

“bur” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *būraz. Cognate with Old Saxon būr, Old High German būr (German Bauer (“birdcage”)), Old Norse búr (Swedish bur).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buːr/, [buːrˠ]

Noun

būr m

1. private chamber, room

Descendants

• English: bower

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Old Frisian

Noun

būr m

1. a peasant, farmer

Inflection

Declension of būr (masculine a-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	būr	būrar, būra
accusative	būr	būrar, būra
genitive	būres	būra
dative	būre	būrum, būrem

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Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *būraz, whence also Old English būr, Old Norse búr.

Noun

būr m

1. peasant
2. quarters

Declension

Declension of būr (masculine a-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	būr	būra
accusative	būr	būra
genitive	būres	būro
dative	būre	būrum
instrumental	būru	—

Descendants

• German: Bauer

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Old Saxon

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *būraz, whence also Old English būr, Old Norse búr.

Noun

būr m

1. neighbour
2. inhabitant

Descendants

• Low German: Buer, Boer

Etymology 2

Same as the masculine noun.

Noun

būr n

1. dwelling

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Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse búr, from Proto-Germanic *būraz.

Noun

bur m

1. dwelling, residence
2. storehouse
3. room, chamber
4. cage

Declension

Declension of būr (a-stem)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	būr	būrin	būra(r)	būrani(r), -ane(r)
accusative	būr	būrin	būra	būrana
dative	būri, -e	būrinum, -enom	būrum, -om	būrumin, -omen
genitive	būrs	būrsins	būra	būranna

Descendants

• Swedish: bur

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Portuguese

Noun

bur m, f (plural bures)

1. Archaic form of bóer.

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Romagnol

FWOTD – 13 March 2013

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *burius, compare Italian buio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buːr/

Noun

bur m

1. 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, […]

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish būr, from Old Norse búr, from Proto-Germanic *būraz.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ʉːr

Noun

bur c

1. a cage
2. (slang) a prison, a jail, an arrest

   att sitta i buren

   to be imprisoned

Declension

Declension of bur
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	bur	buren	burar	burarna
Genitive	burs	burens	burars	burarnas

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Veps

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian бу́рый (búryj).

Adjective

bur

1. brown

Inflection

Inflection of bur
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	?	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	?	burihesai
terminative II	buralesai	burilesai
terminative III	burassai	—
additive I	?	burihepäi
additive II	buralepäi	burilepäi

Noun

bur

1. brown

Inflection

Inflection of bur
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	?	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	?	burihesai
terminative II	buralesai	burilesai
terminative III	burassai	—
additive I	?	burihepäi
additive II	buralepäi	burilepäi

References

• Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “бурый”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

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Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /bɨːr/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /biːr/

Adjective

bur

1. Soft mutation of pur.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
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.

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Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse búr, from Proto-Germanic *būraz.

Noun

bur n

1. (hunting) cage for catching birds
2. hovel

Derived terms

• fåtabeor
• stabur