Wiktionary http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page MediaWiki 1.16alpha case-sensitive Media Special Talk User User talk Wiktionary Wiktionary talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk Appendix Appendix talk Concordance Concordance talk Index Index talk Rhymes Rhymes talk Transwiki Transwiki talk Wikisaurus Wikisaurus talk WT WT talk Citations Citations talk 57999 6648156 2009-05-22T20:02:20Z Maro 51653 {{also|Sure|süre|sûre}} ==English== {{rank|er|children|English|320|sure|indeed|leave|rest}} ===Etymology=== From {{etyl|fro}} {{term|sur||lang=fro}} (or {{term|sure||lang=fro}}) < {{etyl|la}} {{term|securus|sēcūrus|secure|lang=la}} ===Pronunciation=== * {{a|RP}} {{IPA|/ʃʊə(ɹ)/}}, {{SAMPA|/SU@(r)/}} * {{a|GenAm}} {{IPA|/ʃʊɹ/}}, {{SAMPA|/SUr/}} * {{audio|en-us-sure.ogg|Audio (US)}} * {{rhymes|ʊə(r)}} ===Homophones=== * [[shaw]] {{italbrac|in some [[non-rhotic]] dialects}} * [[w:Shaw|Shaw]] {{italbrac|in some non-rhotic dialects}} * [[shore]] {{italbrac|in some dialects}} ===Adjective=== {{en-adj|sur|er}} # Physically secure and certain, non-failing, reliable. ====Synonyms==== * {{italbrac-colon|secure and certain}} [[certain]], [[failsafe]], [[reliable]] ====Derived terms==== * [[for sure]] * [[surely]] {{lookfrom|sure}} ====Translations==== {{trans-top|physically secure and certain, reliable}} * Arabic: {{Arab|[[اكيد]]}} {{unicode|(’akí:d)}} * Armenian: {{t|hy|վստահ|tr=vstah|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}} * [[Chamicuro]]: {{tø|ccc|akachelo'ta}} * Chinese: [[確定]], [[确定]] (quèdìng), [[当然]] (dāngrán) * Dutch: {{t+|nl|zeker}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|varma}} * French: {{t+|fr|sûr|m}}, {{t+|fr|sûre|f}} * German: {{t+|de|sicher}} * Hebrew: {{t-|he|בטוח|sc=Hebr}} * Hungarian: {{t+|hu|biztos}} * Italian: {{t+|it|sicuro|m}}, {{t-|it|sicura|f}}, {{t+|it|certo|m}}, {{t-|it|certa|f}} {{trans-mid}} * Japanese: [[確か]]な (たしかな, tashika na) * Korean: [[확실한]] (hwaksilhan) * [[Macedonian]]: [[сигурно]] * Polish: [[pewny]], [[pewien]] {{m}}, [[pewna]] {{f}}, [[pewne]] {{n}} * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|certo}}, {{t+|pt|seguro}} * Romanian: {{t-|ro|sigur}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|уверенный|tr=uvérennyj|sc=Cyrl}} * [[Scots]]: [[shuir]] * Spanish: {{t-|es|seguro}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|säker}} * Turkish: {{t+|tr|emin}} {{trans-bottom}} ===Interjection=== {{en-intj}} # [[yes|Yes]], [[of course]]. ====Synonyms==== * {{italbrac-colon|yes, of course}} [[certainly]], [[of course]], [[OK]], [[yes]] ====Translations==== {{trans-top|yes, of course}} * Arabic: {{t|ar|اكيد|tr=akíd|sc=Arab}} * Armenian: {{t-|hy|իհարկե|tr=iharke|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}}, {{t-|hy|անշուշտ|tr=anšušt|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}} * French: {{t+|fr|bien sûr}} * German: {{t+|de|sicher}} {{trans-mid}} * Hebrew: [[בטח]] * Italian: {{t+|it|certo}} * Slovene: {{t+|sl|seveda}} * Swedish: [[jodå]] {{trans-bottom}} ====References==== * '''1996,''' T.F. Hoad, ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Etymology'', Oxford University Press, ISBN 0192830988 ---- ==Finnish== ===Verb=== {{infl|fi|verb form}} # {{fi-form of|type=verb|mood=indicative|tense=present connegative|[[surra]]}} # {{fi-form of|type=verb|pr=second-person|pl=singular|mood=imperative|tense=present|[[surra]]}} # {{fi-form of|type=verb|pr=second-person|pl=singular|mood=imperative|tense=present connegative|[[surra]]}} ---- ==French== ===Adjective=== '''sure''' {{f}} # ''feminine of [[sûr#French|sûr]]'' # ''feminine of [[sur#French|sur]]'' ---- ==Old English== ===Etymology=== From Germanic, related to [[sur#Old English|sūr]] ‘sour’. ===Pronunciation=== * {{IPA|/'su:re/|lang=ang}} ===Noun=== {{unicode|'''sūre'''}} {{f}} # [[sorrel]] [[Category:Old English nouns]] ---- ==Romanian== ===Adjective=== '''sure''' # ''plural feminine/neuter form of [[sur]]'' ---- ==Swedish== ===Adjective=== '''sure''' # ''See'' [[sur]] [[Category:Swedish adjective forms]] [[et:sure]] [[es:sure]] [[fr:sure]] [[ko:sure]] [[io:sure]] [[it:sure]] [[ku:sure]] [[lo:sure]] [[hu:sure]] [[nl:sure]] [[ja:sure]] [[pl:sure]] [[simple:sure]] [[fi:sure]] [[sv:sure]] [[ta:sure]] [[te:sure]] [[th:sure]] [[tr:sure]] [[vi:sure]]