Fuhre

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German vuore (journey, fodder), from Old High German fuora, ultimately from the root of fahren (to go). Cognate with Old English fōr (journey)[1] and Vilamovian für.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfuːʁə/
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Noun

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Fuhre f (genitive Fuhre, plural Fuhren)

  1. cartload, wagonload
  2. an instance of transporting something, a round when something is transported in several "goes"
  3. (archaic) cart, wagon

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Polish: fura

References

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  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Fuhre”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading

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  • Fuhre” in Duden online