Bure

See also: bure, burĕ, and burė

English

Proper noun

Bure

1. A river in Norfolk, England.

Anagrams

• Brue, Rube, Uber, buer, ebru, erub, rube, uber, uber-, über-

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German

Etymology

Backformation of Dutch Boeren, plural of Boer. The word originally means “farmer” in Dutch but also in several German dialects, which is probably why the form Bur was avoided in German. (The word Bauer, and even more Bur as a dialectal form, may have the pejorative implication of an illiterate person. Compare English boor.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buːʁə/

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Noun

Bure m (genitive Buren, plural Buren, female Burin)

1. Boer

Derived terms

• Burenkrieg
• Burenwurst

Further reading

• “Bure” in Duden online