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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle English furre, forre, from Anglo-Norman forre, fuerre (“a case; sheath”), from Frankish *fōdar, from Proto-West Germanic *fōdr, from Proto-Germanic *fōdrą (“sheath”) (compare Old English fōdor (“sheaf”), Dutch voering (“lining”), German Futter (“lining”), Gothic 𐍆𐍉𐌳𐍂 (fōdr, “sheath”)), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-, *poh₂- (“to protect”) (compare Lithuanian piemuō (“protection”), Ancient Greek πῶυ (pôu, “flock”), πῶμα (pôma, “lid”), ποιμήν (poimḗn, “shepherd”), Old Armenian հաւրան (hawran, “herd, flock”), Northern Kurdish pawan (“to watch over”), Sanskrit पाति (pāti, “he watches, protects”).
The verb is from Middle English furren, from Anglo-Norman furrer, forrer, fourrer (“to line, stuff, fill”), from the noun.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA(key): /fɜː(ɹ)/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): [fɜ̝ː]
- (General American) enPR: fûr, IPA(key): /fɝ/, [fɚ]
- Rhymes: -ɜː(r)
- Homophone: fir
Noun[edit]
fur (countable and uncountable, plural furs)
- The hairy coat of various mammal species, especially when fine, soft and thick.
- The hairy skin of an animal processed into clothing for humans.
- November 17, 1716, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, letter to the Countess of Mar
- wrapped up in my furs
- November 17, 1716, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, letter to the Countess of Mar
- A pelt used to make, trim or line clothing apparel.
- A coating, lining resembling fur in function and/or appearance.
- A thick pile of fabric.
- The soft, downy covering on the skin of a peach.
- The deposit formed on the interior of boilers and other vessels by hard water.
- The layer of epithelial debris on a tongue.
- (heraldry) One of several patterns or diapers used as tinctures.
- (hunting, uncountable) Rabbits and hares, as opposed to partridges and pheasants (called feathers).
- A furry; a member of the furry subculture.
- 2006, Shari Caudron, Who Are You People?:
- "You want to know what brings furries together?" she asks. "Furs are here because they don't fit in anywhere else. For real furs, this is the only place they feel comfortable."
- (vulgar, slang) Pubic hair.
- (vulgar, slang) Sexual attractiveness.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
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hairy skin processed to serve as clothing
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pelt used to make, trim or line clothing apparel
coating resembling fur
layer of epithelial debris
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Verb[edit]
fur (third-person singular simple present furs, present participle furring, simple past and past participle furred)
- (transitive) To cover with fur or a fur-like coating.
- (intransitive) To become covered with fur or a fur-like coating.
- 2015, Tom Michell, The Penguin Lessons:
- The college water supply was practically undrinkable because of its salinity and the pipes furred up so rapidly that they had to be replaced every few years.
- (transitive, construction) To level a surface by applying furring to it.
- Synonym: fur out
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
to cover with fur
Etymology 2[edit]
Conjunction[edit]
fur
- Pronunciation spelling of for, representing African-American Vernacular English.
Preposition[edit]
fur
- Pronunciation spelling of for, representing African-American Vernacular English.
Anagrams[edit]
Aromanian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Vulgar Latin fūrō, from Latin fūror. Compare Romanian fura, fur.
Alternative forms[edit]
Verb[edit]
fur (third-person singular present indicative furã, past participle furatã)
- I steal.
Related terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Latin fūr. Compare archaic Daco-Romanian fur.
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
fur m (plural furi)
Synonyms[edit]
Catalan[edit]
Noun[edit]
fur m (plural furs)
Dalmatian[edit]
Verb[edit]
fur
- Alternative form of facro
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of fur
| infinitive | fur | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | fundo | ||||||
| past participle | fut | ||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| indicative | ju | te | jal/jala | nu | vu | jali/jale | |
| present | faz | fai | facaja | faime | faite | facaja | |
| imperfect | fazua | fazui | fazua | fazume | fazute | fazua | |
| perfect | jai fut | je fut | ju fut | jaime fut | jaite fut | ju fut | |
| pluperfect | avas fut | avas fut | avaja fut | avaime fut | avaite fut | avas fut | |
| future | fura | furai | fura | furme | furte | fura | |
| conditional | fure | fure | fure | furme | furte | fure | |
| subjunctive | ju | te | jal/jala | nu | vu | jali/jale | |
| present | faiss | faiss | faiss | fuzme | fuzte | fuaza | |
| imperfect | facas | facasse | facassa | facassaime | facassaite | facas | |
| imperative | — | te | — | nu | vu | — | |
| affirmative | fai | faime | faite | ||||
| negative | naun fai | naun faime | naun faite | ||||
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
fur m (plural not attested)
- Only used in au fur et à mesure (“to an equitable extent”)
Further reading[edit]
- “fur” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Italic *fōr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰṓr, from the root *bʰer- (“to carry”) (see ferō). Cognate with Ancient Greek φώρ (phṓr).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /fuːr/, [fuːr]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /fur/, [fur]
Audio (Classical) (file)
Noun[edit]
fūr m or f (genitive fūris); third declension
- A thief
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | fūr | fūrēs |
| Genitive | fūris | fūrum |
| Dative | fūrī | fūribus |
| Accusative | fūrem | fūrēs |
| Ablative | fūre | fūribus |
| Vocative | fūr | fūrēs |
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Aromanian: fur
- Italian: furo
- Old Occitan:
- Romanian: fur
- ⇒ Late Latin: fūrō, fūrōnis (“thief”)
- ⇒ Vulgar Latin: *furittum (“petty thief”)
References[edit]
- fur in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- fur in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- fur in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- fur in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- fur in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
Old Dutch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Preposition[edit]
fur
- for
References[edit]
Polish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
fur f
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin fūr, from Proto-Italic *fōr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰṓr, from the root *bʰer- (“to carry”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
fur
Noun[edit]
fur m (plural furi)
Synonyms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Somali[edit]
Verb[edit]
fur
Swedish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
fur c (uncountable)
Synonyms[edit]
- (wood): furu
- (tree): tall (if a distinction is made between this and "fur", this will be used about younger trees), fura
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Anagrams[edit]
Welsh[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /vɨːr/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /viːr/
Noun[edit]
fur
- Soft mutation of mur.
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| mur | fur | unchanged | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
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