sûr

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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

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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