buur

See also: Buur

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AfrikaansEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Dutch buur.

NounEdit

buur (plural bure)

1. neighbor

Related termsEdit

• buurman

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DutchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle Dutch buur, from Old Dutch *būr, from Proto-Germanic *būraz (“dweller, inhabitant”). Doublet of boer.

PronunciationEdit

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NounEdit

buur m (plural buren, diminutive buurtje n)

1. neighbour

Derived termsEdit

• buurland
• buurvrouw
• buurman

Related termsEdit

• nabuur

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MaayEdit

NounEdit

buur

1. mountain

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Middle DutchEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old Dutch *būr, from Proto-Germanic *būraz.

NounEdit

buur m

1. inhabitant (one who shares in rights and obligations as an inhabitant of a place)
2. (rare) neighbour

InflectionEdit

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Derived termsEdit

• gebuur

DescendantsEdit

• Dutch: buur

Etymology 2Edit

From Old Dutch būr, from Proto-Germanic *būraz.

NounEdit

buur n, m

1. (rare) house, shed, building

InflectionEdit

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further readingEdit

• “buur (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “buur (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “buur (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
• “buur (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929