sur

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sur"

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AsturianEdit

NounEdit

sur m (plural surs)

1. south

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DanishEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /sur/, [suɐ̯ˀ]

Etymology 1Edit

Verbal noun to surre (“to whirr”).

NounEdit

sur n (singular definite surret, plural indefinite sur)

1. whirr (a sibilant buzz or vibration from insect wings)

DeclensionEdit

Declension of sur

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sur	surret	sur	surrene
genitive	surs	surrets	surs	surrenes

Etymology 2Edit

From Old Norse súrr (“sour”), from Proto-Germanic *sūraz, from Proto-Indo-European *sūr-.

AdjectiveEdit

sur

1. sour (having an acid, sharp or tangy taste)
2. (chemistry) acidic
3. (of dairy products) spoiled
4. (of a person or communication) surly, cross, annoyed, sulky, sore
5. (of work) unpleasant

InflectionEdit

Inflection of sur
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Common singular	sur	surere	surest2
Neuter singular	surt	surere	surest2
Plural	sure	surere	surest2
Definite attributive1	sure	surere	sureste
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

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EsperantoEdit

EtymologyEdit

From French sur.

PronunciationEdit

• Audio

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PrepositionEdit

sur

1. on, upon

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FrenchEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /syʁ/

• Audio (FR)

  (file)

• Homophone: sûr

Etymology 1Edit

From Middle French sur, from Old French sur, seur, sor, soure, sovre (“on, upon, over”), from Latin super (“over, on, above”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)uperi (“over, above”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *eḱs (“out, out of”) + Proto-Indo-European *uperi, *upo- (“over, above”). Doublet of super. Cognate with Old English ofer (“over, above”). More at over.

PrepositionEdit

sur

1. on, upon
2. on top of
3. from on top of
4. above
5. out of

   sept sur dix - seven out of ten

6. in the case of
7. about, concerning

SynonymsEdit

• (above): au-dessus de

AntonymsEdit

• (on): sous
• (on top of): dessous
• (above): au-dessous de

Etymology 2Edit

From Middle French sur, from Old French sur (“sour, bitter”), from Frankish *sūr (“acidic, sour”).

AdjectiveEdit

sur (feminine singular sure, masculine plural surs, feminine plural sures)

1. sour

See alsoEdit

• sur-

Further readingEdit

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

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GalicianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• S

EtymologyEdit

Borrowing from French sud, from Old English suþ, from Proto-Germanic *sunþrą.

NounEdit

sur m (plural sures)

1. (uncountable) south (cardinal direction)
2. (uncountable) the southern portion of a territory or region
3. (countable) a southern; a wind blowing from the south

AntonymsEdit

• (south): norte, setentrión
• (southern portion): norte

Derived termsEdit

Derived terms

• América do Sur
• Cruz do Sur
• polo Sur

• surleste
• suroeste

Coordinate termsEdit

• leste
• norte
• occidente

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IdoEdit

EtymologyEdit

From French sur, Italian su.

PrepositionEdit

sur

1. on

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LojbanEdit

RafsiEdit

sur

1. rafsi of surla.

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MalteseEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Arabic سُور (sūr)

NounEdit

sur m (plural swar)

1. wall, rampart
2. bastion
3. rock

Etymology 2Edit

From sinjur.

NounEdit

sur m (nopl)

1. sir, mister

Sur Smith -- Mister Smith

Etymology 3Edit

From Arabic صُوَر (ṣuwar)

NounEdit

sur f

1. plural of sura

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Norwegian BokmålEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse súrr, from Proto-Germanic *sūraz, from Proto-Indo-European *sūr-. Cognate with Danish sur, Icelandic súr, Dutch zuur, English sour and German sauer.

AdjectiveEdit

sur (neuter singular surt, definite singular and plural sure, comparative surere, indefinite superlative surest, definite superlative sureste)

1. sour (e.g. the characteristic taste of a lemon)
2. In a bad temper, sulky
3. acidic

   sur nedbør - acid rain

4. cold, unpleasant (often about weather); eg: "Det er surt ute" (The weather is unpleasant outside"), "Han prøver å gjøre livet surt for meg" ("He's trying to make life difficult for me")

SynonymsEdit

• (taste): skarp, snerpende
• (bad temper): gretten, sint

AntonymsEdit

• søt
• blid, glad

ReferencesEdit

• “sur” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian NynorskEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse súrr, from Proto-Germanic *sūraz, from Proto-Indo-European *sūr-. Cognate with Danish sur, Icelandic súr, Dutch zuur, English sour and German sauer.

AdjectiveEdit

sur (neuter singular surt, definite singular and plural sure, comparative surare, indefinite superlative surast, definite superlative suraste)

1. sour
2. acidic

   sur nedbør - acid rain

3. bad-tempered, annoyed, in a foul mood

ReferencesEdit

• “sur” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Germanic *sūraz, whence also Old Saxon sūr, Old High German sūr, Old Norse súrr.

AdjectiveEdit

sūr

1. sour

DescendantsEdit

• Middle English: sur, sour
  • English: sour
  • Scots: sour, soor

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Old FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowing from Frankish *sūr (“acidic, sour”).

AdjectiveEdit

sur m (oblique and nominative feminine singular sure)

1. sour, biter

DescendantsEdit

• Middle French: sur, sour
  • French: sur
• Walloon: sèr (Forrières)

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Old High GermanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Germanic *sūraz, whence also Old Saxon sūr Old English sūr, Old Norse súrr.

AdjectiveEdit

sūr

1. sour

DescendantsEdit

• Middle High German: sūr
  • German: sauer
  • Luxembourgish: sauer
  • Vilamovian: zaojwer
  • Yiddish: זויער (zoyer)

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Old SwedishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse súrr, from Proto-Germanic *sūraz.

AdjectiveEdit

sūr

1. sour

DeclensionEdit

Declension of sūr (strong)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sūr	sūr	sūrt
accusative	sūran	sūra	sūrt
dative	sūrum, -om	sūrri, -re	sūru, -o
genitive	sūrs	sūrrar	sūrs
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sūrir, -e(r)	sūrar	sūr
accusative	sūra	sūrar	sūr
dative	sūrum, -om	sūrum, -om	sūrum, -om
genitive	sūrra	sūrra	sūrra

Declension of sūr (weak)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sūri, -e	sūra	sūra
accusative	sūra	sūru, -o	sūra
dative	sūra	sūru, -o	sūra
genitive	sūra	sūru, -o	sūra
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sūru, -o	sūru, -o	sūru, -o
accusative	sūru, -o	sūru, -o	sūru, -o
dative	sūru, -o	sūru, -o	sūru, -o
genitive	sūru, -o	sūru, -o	sūru, -o

DescendantsEdit

• Swedish: sur

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RohingyaEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Bengali.

NounEdit

sur

1. thief

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RomanianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Most likely from a Slavic language. Compare Bulgarian, Serbo-Croatian sur. A less likely etymology connects it to Latin syrus, or links it with Italian soro.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /sur/

AdjectiveEdit

sur m, n (feminine singular sură, masculine plural suri, feminine and neuter plural sure)

1. grey

InflectionEdit

declension of sur

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	sur		sură	suri	sure
	definite	surul		sura	surii	surele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	sur		sure	suri	sure
	definite	surului		surei	surilor	surelor

SynonymsEdit

• gri
• brumăriu

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Serbo-CroatianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Compare surov.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /sûːr/

AdjectiveEdit

sȗr (definite sȗrī, Cyrillic spelling су̑р)

1. (expressive, literary) ash-gray
2. (expressive, literary, figuratively) gray, gloomy (of weather)
3. (expressive, literary, figuratively) glum, stern, scowling, sullen (of person's face or mood)

DeclensionEdit

indefinite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		sur	sura	suro
genitive		sura	sure	sura
dative		suru	suroj	suru
accusative	inanimate animate	sur sura	suru	suro
vocative		sur	sura	suro
locative		suru	suroj	suru
instrumental		surim	surom	surim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		suri	sure	sura
genitive		surih	surih	surih
dative		surim(a)	surim(a)	surim(a)
accusative		sure	sure	sura
vocative		suri	sure	sura
locative		surim(a)	surim(a)	surim(a)
instrumental		surim(a)	surim(a)	surim(a)

definite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		suri	sura	suro
genitive		surog(a)	sure	surog(a)
dative		surom(u/e)	suroj	surom(u/e)
accusative	inanimate animate	suri surog(a)	suru	suro
vocative		suri	sura	suro
locative		surom(e/u)	suroj	surom(e/u)
instrumental		surim	surom	surim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		suri	sure	sura
genitive		surih	surih	surih
dative		surim(a)	surim(a)	surim(a)
accusative		sure	sure	sura
vocative		suri	sure	sura
locative		surim(a)	surim(a)	surim(a)
instrumental		surim(a)	surim(a)	surim(a)

ReferencesEdit

• “sur” in Hrvatski jezični portal

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SpanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowing from French sud, from Old English suþ, from Proto-Germanic *sunþrą.

NounEdit

sur m (plural sures)

1. south

AntonymsEdit

• norte n

Derived termsEdit

• sureño

Related termsEdit

• sud
• Sudamérica

See alsoEdit

• austral
• meridional

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SwedishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Swedish sūr, from Old Norse súrr, from Proto-Germanic *sūraz, from Proto-Indo-European *sūr-.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /sʉːr/

• audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ʉːr

AdjectiveEdit

sur

1. sour; the characteristic taste of a lemon
2. acetous; having a sour taste
3. acidic
4. In a bad temper; look sour
5. wet; damp

DeclensionEdit

Inflection of sur
Indefinite/attributive	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	sur	surare	surast
Neuter singular	surt	surare	surast
Plural	sura	surare	surast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	sure	surare	suraste
All	sura	surare	suraste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in an attributive role.

Derived termsEdit

• det kommer surt efter
• sura

• surkart
• sur som ättika

• surströmming
• surt sa räven

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TurkishEdit

NounEdit

sur (definite accusative {{{1}}}, plural {{{2}}})

1. city wall