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sur

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AsturianEdit

NounEdit

sur m (plural surs)

  1. south

DanishEdit

PronunciationEdit

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 or situation) 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.

EsperantoEdit

EtymologyEdit

From French sur.

PronunciationEdit

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PrepositionEdit

sur

  1. on, upon

FrenchEdit

PronunciationEdit

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  • Homophone: sûr
  • Rhymes: -yʁ

Etymology 1Edit

From Middle French sur, from Old French sur, seur, sor, soure, souvre, sovre (“on, upon, over”), from Latin super (“over, on, above”), from *eks-uper, from *h₁eǵʰs (“out of”) (Latin ex) and *uperi (“above”), from *upo. Doublet of super, a borrowing. 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
AntonymsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

From Middle French sur, from Old French sur (“sour, bitter”), from Frankish *sūr (“acidic, sour”), from Proto-Germanic *sūraz (“sour”). More at English sour.

AdjectiveEdit

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

  1. sour

See alsoEdit

Further readingEdit

GalicianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed 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

Coordinate termsEdit

Derived termsEdit

Derived terms

IdoEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from French sur, Italian su.

PronunciationEdit

PrepositionEdit

sur

  1. on

ItalianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin super (“above”).

PronunciationEdit

PrepositionEdit

sur

  1. (archaic) Alternative form of su used before words beginning with u (especially indefinite articles)
    sur un tavolo ― on a table

ReferencesEdit

  • sur in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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

Middle EnglishEdit

AdjectiveEdit

sur

  1. Alternative form of sure

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

AntonymsEdit

Derived termsEdit

Related termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

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

Derived termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

Old EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Germanic *sūraz. Cognate with Old Saxon sūr, Old High German sūr, Old Norse súrr.

AdjectiveEdit

sūr

  1. sour

Derived termsEdit

DescendantsEdit

  • Middle English: sur, sour

Old FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Frankish *sūr (“acidic, sour”). [1160 CE]

AdjectiveEdit

sur m (oblique and nominative feminine singular sure)

  1. sour, biter

DescendantsEdit

Old High GermanEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

AdjectiveEdit

sūr

  1. sour

DescendantsEdit

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

RohingyaEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Sanskrit चोर (cora).

NounEdit

sur

  1. thief

RomanianEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

sur m or 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

Serbo-CroatianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Compare surov.

PronunciationEdit

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

SpanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

sur m (plural sures)

  1. south

AntonymsEdit

Derived termsEdit

Related termsEdit

See alsoEdit

SwedishEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

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 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 the predicative.

Derived termsEdit

TurkishEdit

NounEdit

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

  1. city wall
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