French edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Middle French sceur, from Old French seür, inherited from Latin sēcūrus.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

sûr (feminine sûre or sure, masculine plural sûrs or surs, feminine plural sûres or sures)

  1. sure, certain
  2. trustworthy
  3. safe
    Synonym: (Canada) sécuritaire

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Seychellois Creole: sir

Further reading edit

Friulian edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Latin soror.

Noun edit

sûr f (plural sûrs)

  1. sister

See also edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Vulgar Latin *suberum, from Latin sūber, sūberem. Compare Venetian suro, Italian sughero.

Noun edit

sûr m (plural sûrs)

  1. cork
  2. cork oak

Northern Kurdish edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Arabic سور (sūr, rampart).

Noun edit

Zazaki sor

sûr f

  1. citywall, rampart

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Indo-European *sūr-. Compare Persian شور, Lithuanian sūrus, Russian соль (solʹ), English sour.

Adjective edit

Central Kurdish سوێر (swêr)
Zazaki solin

sûr (Arabic spelling سوور)

  1. salty