dur

See also DUR, and dúr

English

Etymology

German, from Latin durus (“hard, firm, vigorous”).

Adjective

dur (not comparable)

1. (music, obsolete) major; in the major mode

   C dur

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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Catalan

Etymology 1

From Latin dūrus.

Adjective

dur m (feminine dura, masculine plural durs, feminine plural dures)

1. hard
2. difficult

Related terms

• aigua dura f
• anar dur v
• cap dur m
• durament adv
• durbec m
• duresa f
• durícia f
• duròmetre m
• ou dur m
• pell dura f

Etymology 2

From Latin dūcere, present active infinitive of dūcō.

Verb

dur (first-person singular present duc, past participle dut)

1. to carry
2. to bring

Conjugation

    Conjugation of dur (second conjugation, vowel stem with imperfect -ia)

infinitive			dur
present participle			duent
past participle			dut
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
Indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	duc	duus	duu	duem	dueu	duen
	imperfect	duia	duies	duia	dúiem	dúieu	duien
	future	duré	duràs	durà	durem	dureu	duran
	preterite	duguí	dugueres	dugué	duguérem	duguéreu	dugueren
	conditional	duria	duries	duria	duríem	duríeu	durien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella	nosaltres	vosaltres	ells/elles
	present	dugui	duguis	dugui	duguem	dugueu	duguin
	imperfect	dugués	duguessis	dugués	duguéssim	duguéssiu	duguessin
imperative		-	tu	ell/ella	nosaltres	vosaltres	ells/elles
			duu	dugui	duguem	dueu	duguin

Related terms

• duta f

References

• Institut d'Estudis Catalans (1995). Diccionari de la llengua catalana (4ta. edició). ISBN 84-412-2477-3.

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French

Etymology

From Latin durus.

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /dyʁ/, X-SAMPA: /dyR/

Adjective

dur m (feminine dure, masculine plural durs, feminine plural dures) dur

1. hard, tough (difficult to penetrate)
2. hard (not soft)
3. hard, tough (not easy, difficult)
4. harsh (e.g. harsh conditions)
5. (art) harsh (of a penstroke)

Derived terms

• dur d'oreille
• dureté
• durement

Adverb

dur

1. hard

   travailler dur - to work hard.

Noun

dur m (plural durs)

1. firmness, solidity

dur m (plural durs; feminine dure, plural dures)

1. hard case (tough person)

Anagrams

• dru

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Lojban

Rafsi

dur

1. rafsi of dunra.

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Romani

Etymology

Cognate with Hindi दूर (dūr).

Adverb

dur

1. far

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Swedish

Noun

dur c

1. (music) major scale

Related terms

• durackord
• durskala
• durton
• durtonard

References

• dur in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (8th ed., 1923)

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Turkish

Verb

dur

1. stop (imperative)