dur

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

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English

Etymology

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

Adjective

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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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.)

Anagrams

• RUD, Rud, Urd, rud, urd

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Catalan

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

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

1. hard (resistant to pressure)

   Antonym: tou

2. difficult

   Synonym: difícil

   Antonym: fàcil

Derived terms

• aigua dura
• anar dur
• cap dur
• durament
• durbec
• duròmetre
• endurir
• ou dur
• pell dura

 

Related terms

• duresa
• durícia

Etymology 2

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

Verb

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

1. (transitive) to carry

   Synonym: portar

2. (transitive) to bring

   Synonym: portar

Conjugation

    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

Derived terms

• dur a terme

Related terms

• duta

Further reading

• “dur” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “dur” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “dur” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “dur” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Dalmatian

Alternative forms

• duor

Etymology

From Latin dāre, present active infinitive of dō.

Verb

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

1. to give

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French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dyʁ/

• audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -yʁ

Adjective

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. (art) harsh (of a penstroke)

Derived terms

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

Adverb

dur

1. hard

   travailler dur ― to work hard

Noun

dur m (plural durs)

1. firmness, solidity

dur m (plural durs, feminine dure)

1. hard case (tough person)

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• dru

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Kalasha

Noun

dur

1. house

Synonyms

• abadi

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Latvian

Verb

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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Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *durь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dur/

Noun

dur m inan

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

Declension

declension of dur

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

Derived terms

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

Noun

dur m inan (indeclinable)

1. (music) major (scale)

Derived terms

• durowy

Further reading

• dur in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Romani

Etymology

From Sanskrit दूर (dūrá), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *duHrás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *duHrás, from Proto-Indo-European *duh₂-ró-s, from *dweh₂- (“far, long”). Cognate with Hindi दूर (dūr), Kamkata-viri bādūř, Persian دور‎ (dūr).

Adverb

dur

1. far

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Romanian

Etymology

From Latin dūrus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dur/

Adjective

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

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

Declension

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

Synonyms

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

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Sursurunga

Adjective

dur

1. dirty

Further reading

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

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʉːr

Noun

dur c

1. (music) major scale

Related terms

• durackord
• durskala
• durton
• durtonard

References

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

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Turkish

Turkish stop sign

Verb

dur

1. stop (imperative)

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Westrobothnian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʉːr/

  Rhymes: -ʉ́ːr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse dúr m.

Noun

dur m

1. Short slumber.

Synonyms

• dål m

Related terms

• duur

Etymology 2

Compare Irish dobhar, Welsh dŵr (“water,”) Old Norse úr (“drizzle.”)

Noun

dur n

1. Fog.

Synonyms

• duru f