duur

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch duur.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [dyr]

Adjective

duur (attributive dure, comparative duurder, superlative duurste)

  1. expensive

Descendants

  • → Shona: dhura, -dhura
    → Chichewa: dula, -dula

References

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch diere, dure, from Old Dutch diuri, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz. Doublet of dier.

Adjective

duur (comparative duurder, superlative duurst)

  1. expensive
    De duurste Stradivarius is 'The Hammer' die in 2006 $3,5 miljoen opleverde. — The most expensive Stradivarius is 'The Hammer', which produced $3.5 million in 2006.
Inflection
Declension of duur
uninflected duur
inflected dure
comparative duurder
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial duur duurder het duurst
het duurste
indefinite m./f. sing. dure duurdere duurste
n. sing. duur duurder duurste
plural dure duurdere duurste
definite dure duurdere duurste
partitive duurs duurders —

Etymology 2

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

Noun

duur m (uncountable)

  1. duration
Derived terms

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

duur

  1. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of duren
  2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of duren

Anagrams

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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