deur

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪør/

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Etymology 1

From Dutch deur, from Middle Dutch dōre, duere, from Old Dutch duri, from Proto-Germanic *durz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer-.

Noun

deur (plural deure, diminutive deurtjie)

1. door

Etymology 2

From Dutch door, from Middle Dutch dōre, from Old Dutch thuro, from Proto-Germanic *þurhw.

Preposition

deur

1. through
2. by (indicating an agent)

Adverb

deur

1. through

Cornish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

deur

1. (third-person singular only) concerns, interests, matters

   Synonym: bern

Mutation

Mutation of deur

radical	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed
deur	dheur	unchanged	teur	teur

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• “deur” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch dōre, duere, from Old Dutch duri, from Proto-West Germanic *dur, from Proto-Germanic *durz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- (“doorway, door, gate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /døːr/

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• Hyphenation: deur
• Rhymes: -øːr

Noun

deur f (plural deuren, diminutive deurtje n or (Stadsfries) deurke n)

1. door

   Ze opende de deur en stapte de kamer binnen. ― She opened the door and stepped into the room.

   De deur van het huis was blauw. ― The door of the house was blue.

   Hij klopte op de deur. ― He knocked on the door.

Derived terms

• achter gesloten deuren
• achterdeur
• autodeur
• bos hout voor de deur
• buiten de deur
• buitendeur
• dat doet de deur dicht
• deur-tot-deurreis
• deurbel
• deurbeleid
• deurbeslag
• deurduim
• deuren openen
• deurgat
• deurgreep
• deurhamer
• deurhengsel
• deurklink
• deurklopper
• deurknop
• deurkozijn
• deurkruk
• deurmat
• deuropening
• deurpaneel
• deurpost
• deurraam
• deurring
• deurslot
• deurspion
• deurstijl
• deurstop
• deurwaarder
• draaideur
• garagedeur
• gek als een deur
• kastdeur
• keukendeur
• link als een looien deur
• met de deur in huis vallen
• open deur
• tussendeur
• voordeur
• zijdeur

Descendants

• Afrikaans: deur
• Berbice Creole Dutch: doro
• Jersey Dutch: dœr
• Negerhollands: deur, deer, door
• >? Sranan Tongo: doro
  • Aukan: doo
  • Saramaccan: dɔ́ɔ

See also

• poort

Anagrams

• dure

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish dér, deór (“tear; drop”) (compare Irish deoir), from Proto-Celtic *dakrom (compare Middle Welsh deigr), from Proto-Indo-European *dáḱru-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̥ʲiaɾ/, /d̥ʒiaɾ/
• (South Argyll) IPA^(key): /d̥ʲɛːɾ/

Noun

deur m (genitive singular deòir, nominative plural deòir)

1. drop
2. tear, teardrop

   Sgìth mise bho na deòir gu bheil mi a' caoineadh. ― I am weary from the tears that I have wept.

3. any small quantity of liquid
4. brine

Derived terms

• deòir nam breugan (“crocodile tears”)
• deòiridh (“melancholy, tearful creature; poor desolate creature”)
• deurach (“tearful, weeping; sad, mourning; dropping”)

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911), “deur”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN

West Flemish

Etymology

From Middle Dutch duere, variant of dōre, from Old Dutch thuro, from Proto-Germanic *þurhw.

Preposition

deur

1. through
2. by