buur

See also: Buur

Afrikaans

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /byr/

Noun

buur (plural bure)

1. neighbor

Related terms

• buurman

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Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /byːr/

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• Hyphenation: buur
• Rhymes: -yr

Noun

buur m (plural buren, diminutive buurtje n)

1. neighbour

Derived terms

• buurjongen
• buurland
• buurman
• buurmeisje
• buurvrouw

Related terms

• nabuur

Descendants

• Afrikaans: buur

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Maay

Noun

buur

1. mountain

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Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

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

Noun

buur m

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

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• gebuur

Descendants

• Dutch: buur
  • Afrikaans: buur

Etymology 2

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

Noun

buur n or m

1. (rare) house, shed, building

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• “buur (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “buur (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “buur (I)”, in Middelniederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “buur (II)”, in Middelniederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II

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Somali

Noun

buur ?

1. mountain