buur

See also: büür and Buur

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch buur, from Middle Dutch buur, from Old Dutch *būr, from Proto-Germanic *būraz (“dweller, inhabitant”). Doublet of boer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /byr/

• Audio:

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Noun

buur (plural bure)

1. neighbor

Related terms

• buurman

Beja

Etymology

Uncertain. Proposed borrowing from Arabic بُور (būr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuːr/

Noun

búúr m

1. earth

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch buur, from Old Dutch *būr, from Proto-West Germanic *būr, from Proto-Germanic *būraz (“dweller, inhabitant”). Doublet of boer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /byːr/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: buur
• Rhymes: -yr

Noun

buur m (plural buren, diminutive buurtje n)

1. neighbour

Derived terms

• achterbuur
• bovenbuur
• burengerucht
• burenruzie
• buurjongen
• buurland
• buurman
• buurmeisje
• buurvrouw
• gebuurte
• nabuur
• onderbuur
• tegenoverbuur

Related terms

• boer
• bouwen
• buurt

Descendants

• Afrikaans: buur
• Jersey Dutch: buer

Maay

Noun

buur

1. mountain

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch *būr, from Proto-West Germanic *būr, from Proto-Germanic *būraz.

Noun

buur m

1. inhabitant (one who shares in rights and obligations as an inhabitant of a place)
2. (rare) neighbour

Inflection

Strong masculine noun

	singular	plural
nominative	buur	bure
accusative	buur	bure
genitive	buurs	bure
dative	bure	buren

Derived terms

• gebuur

Descendants

• Dutch: buur
  • Afrikaans: buur
  • Jersey Dutch: buer

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch būr, from Proto-West Germanic *būr, from Proto-Germanic *būraz.

Noun

buur n or m

2. (rare) house, shed, building

Inflection

Strong neuter noun

	singular	plural
nominative	buur	buur, bure
accusative	buur	buur, bure
genitive	buurs	bure
dative	bure	buren

Strong masculine noun

	singular	plural
nominative	buur	bure
accusative	buur	bure
genitive	buurs	bure
dative	bure	buren

Further reading

• “buur (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “buur (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “buur (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “buur (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II

Somali

Etymology

Unknown. Cognate with Jiiddu burté.

Noun

bùur m (plural buuro m)

1. mountain

References

• “buur”, in Qaamuuska Af-Soomaaliga, 2012