buur

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See also: Buur

Afrikaans

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

buur (plural bure)

  1. neighbor

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /byːr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: buur
  • Rhymes: -yr

Noun

buur m (plural buren, diminutive buurtje n)

  1. neighbour

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: buur

Maay

Noun

buur

  1. mountain

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch *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

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Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

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

Noun

buur n or m

  1. (rare) house, shed, building
Inflection

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