gur

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: gür, Gür, and GUR

Albanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Albanian *gura, from o-grade of Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥H- (mountain), from *gʷerH-. Compare Lithuanian gùras (promontory), Serbo-Croatian gòra, Ancient Greek δεῖρος (deîros)).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

gur m (plural gurë, definite guri, definite plural gurë)

  1. stone, rock
  2. boulder
  3. (medicine) calculus
  4. precious stone, gem
  5. pith of some fruits

Declension[edit]

Synonyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • [1] noun gur (def./sg. guri; indef./pl. gurë; def./pl. gurët) • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “gur”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 127

Azerbaijani[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Turkic *kür.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Adjective[edit]

gur (comparative daha gur, superlative ən gur)

  1. heavy, intense (of great force, power, or intensity)
    gur yağışheavy rain
  2. bright (of light)
    gur işıqbright light
  3. loud (of voice)
    gur səsloud voice
  4. noisy
    gur küçələrnoisy streets
    gur bazarnoisy bazars
  5. dense, thick (of hair)
    gur saçlarthick hair
    gur yalthick mane
  6. seething, rough, bubbling (of water)
  7. lively, busy, full of life
    gur alverlively bargaining; lively trade

Adverb[edit]

gur

  1. strongly, strong, hard, heavily
    Synonym: bərk
    ocaq gur yanırthe fire burns strong [in the hearth]
    yağış gur yağırit is raining heavily

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sevortjan, E. V. (1980) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ tjurkskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Turkic Languages] (in Russian), volume III, Moscow: Nauka, page 106

Further reading[edit]

  • gur” in Obastan.com.

Bissa[edit]

Noun[edit]

gur

  1. egg

Burushaski[edit]

Noun[edit]

gur

  1. wheat

Chinese[edit]

For pronunciation and definitions of gur – see (“to be not discontented; to accept; etc.”).
(This term is a variant form of ).

Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

go +‎ -r

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɡʊɾˠ/, /ɡəɾˠ/

Conjunction[edit]

gur (triggers lenition)

  1. that (used to introduce a subordinate clause beginning with a verb in the past tense, with the exception of some irregular verbs)
    Dúirt sé gur chuala sé na héin.
    He said that he heard the birds.

Particle[edit]

gur (triggers lenition in the past/conditional, present/future form before a vowel gurb, past/conditional form before a vowel gurbh)

  1. that... is
    Deir sé gur maith leis tae.
    He says that he likes tea.
  2. that... was/would be
    Dúirt sé gur mhaith leis tae.
    He said that he liked/would like tea.

Related terms[edit]

Middle English[edit]

Determiner[edit]

gur

  1. Alternative form of your

North Frisian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Frisian gōd, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA(key): /ɡʊə̯/

Adjective[edit]

gur (comparative beeter, superlative beest)

  1. (Sylt) good

Northern Kurdish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Iranian *wŕ̥kah.

Noun[edit]

gur

  1. wolf

Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

gur m (genitive singular guir)

  1. verbal noun of guir
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

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

Conjunction[edit]

gur

  1. that
    Tha e ag ràdh gur e Suòmach a tha ann.
    He says that he is a Finn.

Etymology 3[edit]

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

Pronoun[edit]

gur

  1. you (plural or formal singular, direct object)
    Nach eil mi gur tuigsinn?
    Don't I understand you?
Usage notes[edit]
  • Adds the prefix n- to the following word if it begins with a vowel:
    Bidh iad gur n-iarraidh ann. - They'll want you there.
Related terms[edit]

Sumerian[edit]

Romanization[edit]

gur

  1. Romanization of 𒄥 (gur)

Turka[edit]

Numeral[edit]

gur

  1. twenty

References[edit]

  • Lexique Tchourama-Français Français-Tchourama[2], preliminary edition, Société Internationale de Linguistique (SIL), 2003

Yapese[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

gur

  1. Second-person singular pronoun; you