duur
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
duur (attributive dure, comparative duurder, superlative duurste)
Descendants edit
References edit
- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch diere, dure, from Old Dutch diuri, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz. Doublet of dier.
Adjective edit
duur (comparative duurder, superlative duurst)
- expensive, dear
- De duurste Stradivarius is 'The Hammer' die in 2006 $3,5 miljoen opleverde.
- The most expensive Stradivarius is 'The Hammer', which went for $3.5 million in 2006.
Inflection edit
Inflection of duur | ||||
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uninflected | duur | |||
inflected | dure | |||
comparative | duurder | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | duur | duurder | het duurst het duurste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | dure | duurdere | duurste |
n. sing. | duur | duurder | duurste | |
plural | dure | duurdere | duurste | |
definite | dure | duurdere | duurste | |
partitive | duurs | duurders | — |
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: duur
- Berbice Creole Dutch: diru
- Javindo: dier
- Negerhollands: duur, dyer
- →? Sranan Tongo: diri
- → Saramaccan: díi
Etymology 2 edit
From duren.
Noun edit
duur m (uncountable)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Negerhollands: duur
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
duur
- inflection of duren:
Anagrams edit
Somali edit
Noun edit
duur ?