fur
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Middle English furren, from Anglo-Norman furrer (“to stuff, line, fill”), from fuerre (“sheath”), from Frankish *fōdar, 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 pōy 'flock', pōma 'lid', ποιμήν (poimḗn, “shepherd”), Old Armenian հաւրան (hawran, “herd, flock”), Kurdish pawan (“to watch over”), Sanskrit पाति (pāti, “he watches, protects”), pātram 'container').
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA(key): /fɜː(ɹ)/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): [fɜ̝ː]
- (US) enPR: fûr, IPA(key): /fɝ/, New England
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɜː(r)
- Homophone: fir
Noun[edit]
fur (plural furs)
- Hairy coat of various mammal species, especially: when fine, soft and thick.
- Hairy skin of an animal processed into clothing for humans.
- Lady M. W. Montagu
- wrapped up in my furs
- Lady M. W. Montagu
- 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.
- 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."
- 2006, Shari Caudron, Who Are You People?
- (vulgar, slang) Pubic hair.
- (vulgar, slang) Sexual attractiveness.
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Translations[edit]
hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
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hairy skin processed to serve as a wear for people
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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.
Translations[edit]
to cover with fur
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Aromanian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Vulgar Latin fūrō, from Latin fūror. Compare Daco-Romanian fura, fur.
Verb[edit]
fur (past participle furatã)
- I steal.
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Dalmatian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin facere, present active infinitive of faciō. Compare Italian fare, French faire, Romansch far.
Verb[edit]
fur
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
fur m
- Used only in the expression au fur et à mesure, to an equitable extent
External links[edit]
- “fur” in le 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 *bʰōr, from the root *bʰer- (“to carry”) (see ferō). Cognate with Ancient Greek φώρ (phṓr).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
fūr m (genitive fūris); third declension
- A thief
Inflection[edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | fūr | fūrēs |
| genitive | fūris | fūrum |
| dative | fūrī | fūribus |
| accusative | fūrem | fūrēs |
| ablative | fūre | fūribus |
| vocative | fūr | fūrēs |
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Lojban[edit]
Rafsi[edit]
fur
Romanian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
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fur
- first-person singular present tense form of fura.
- first-person singular subjunctive form of fura.
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Swedish[edit]
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Noun[edit]
fur c (uncountable)
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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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