dur

See also: Dur, DUR, dúr, dùr, dûr, dür, and Dür

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EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

German Dur, from Latin dūrus (“hard, firm, vigorous”).

AdjectiveEdit

dur (not comparable)

1. (music, obsolete) Major; in the major mode.

   C dur

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for dur in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

AnagramsEdit

• RUD, Rud, Urd, rud

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CatalanEdit

PronunciationEdit

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈdu/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈduɾ/

Etymology 1Edit

From Latin dūrus, from Proto-Indo-European *deru-, *drew- (“hard, fast”).

AdjectiveEdit

dur (feminine dura, masculine plural durs, feminine plural dures)

1. hard
2. difficult

Derived termsEdit

Terms derived from dur

• aigua dura f
• anar dur (verb)
• cap dur m

• durament (adverb)
• durbec m
• duròmetre m

• ou dur m
• pell dura f

Related termsEdit

• duresa f
• durícia f

Etymology 2Edit

From Latin dūcere, present active infinitive of dūcō, from Proto-Italic *doukō, from Proto-Indo-European *déwketi, from the root *dewk-.

VerbEdit

dur (first-person singular present duc, past participle dut)

1. to carry
2. to bring

ConjugationEdit

    Conjugation of dur (second conjugation, vowel stem with imperfect -ia)

infinitive			dur
present participle			duent
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		dut		duta
		plural		duts		dutes
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	duc	duus	duu	duem	dueu	duen
	imperfect	duia	duies	duia	dúiem	dúieu	duien
	future	duré	duràs	durà	durem	dureu	duran
	preterite	duguí	dugueres	dugué	duguérem	duguéreu	dugueren
	conditional	duria	duries	duria	duríem	duríeu	durien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	dugui	duguis	dugui	duguem	dugueu	duguin
	imperfect	dugués	duguessis	dugués	duguéssim	duguéssiu	duguessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
		—	duu	dugui	duguem	dueu	duguin

Related termsEdit

• duta f

ReferencesEdit

• Institut d’Estudis Catalans (1995). Diccionari de la llengua catalana (4th edition). →ISBN.

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DalmatianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• duor

EtymologyEdit

From Latin dāre, present active infinitive of dō.

VerbEdit

dur (first-person singular present da, past participle dut)

1. to give

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FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old French, from Latin dūrus, from Proto-Indo-European *deru-, *drew- (“hard, fast”).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /dyʁ/

• audio

  (file)

AdjectiveEdit

dur (feminine singular dure, masculine plural durs, feminine plural dures)

1. hard, tough (difficult to penetrate)
2. hard (not soft)
3. hard, tough (not easy, difficult)
4. harsh (e.g. harsh conditions)
5. (arts) harsh (of a penstroke)

Derived termsEdit

• dur à cuire
• dur d'oreille
• dureté
• durement

AdverbEdit

dur

1. hard

   travailler dur ― to work hard

NounEdit

dur m (plural durs)

1. firmness, solidity

dur m (plural durs, feminine dure)

1. hard case (tough person)

Further readingEdit

• “dur” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

AnagramsEdit

• dru

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KalashaEdit

NounEdit

dur

1. house

SynonymsEdit

• abadi

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LatvianEdit

VerbEdit

dur

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

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PolishEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /dur/

NounEdit

dur m inan

1. (medicine) one of several bacterial diseases including typhus, typhoid fever, recurrent fever and paratyphoid fever

DeclensionEdit

declension of dur

	singular
nominative	dur
genitive	duru
dative	durowi
accusative	dur
instrumental	durem
locative	durze
vocative	durze

Derived termsEdit

• dur brzuszny
• dur plamisty
• dur powrotny
• dur rzekomy

NounEdit

dur m inan (indeclinable)

1. (music) major (scale)

Derived termsEdit

• durowy

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RomaniEdit

EtymologyEdit

Cognate with Hindi दूर (dūr).

AdverbEdit

dur

1. far

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RomanianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin dūrus.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /dur/

AdjectiveEdit

dur m, n (feminine singular dură, masculine plural duri, feminine and neuter plural dure)

1. hard, tough
2. rough, harsh, severe

DeclensionEdit

declension of dur

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	dur		dură	duri	dure
	definite	durul		dura	durii	durele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	dur		dure	duri	dure
	definite	durului		durei	durilor	durelor

SynonymsEdit

• (hard): tare
• (harsh, severe): aspru, sever

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SursurungaEdit

AdjectiveEdit

dur

1. dirty

Further readingEdit

• Sursurunga Organised Phonology Data (2011)
• Don Hutchisson, Sursurunga grammar essentials (1975)

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SwedishEdit

PronunciationEdit

• Rhymes: -ʉːr

NounEdit

dur c

1. (music) major scale

Related termsEdit

• durackord
• durskala
• durton
• durtonard

ReferencesEdit

• dur in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (8th ed., 1923)

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TurkishEdit

Turkish stop sign

VerbEdit

dur

1. stop (imperative)

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WestrobothnianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse dúr m.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /dʉːr/

  Rhymes: -ʉ́ːr

NounEdit

dur m

1. Short slumber.

SynonymsEdit

• dål

Related termsEdit

• duur