heur

Dutch

Etymology

A dialectal variation of haar used predominantly in Groningen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦøːr/

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Pronoun

heur f

1. (personal, archaic, dialectal) her. Sometimes (though decreasingly) used in Standard Dutch, especially in poetry and in conjunction with haar (in the sense of hair), for the sake of euphony or comic effect.

   Heur weelderig haar.

   Her luxuriant hair.

See also

• haar

Further reading

• De Nieuwe Taalgids, jaargang 21, 1927
• Onze Taal: Heur haar / haar haar

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French

Etymology

From Old French eür, from Latin augurium. Doublet of augure.

Pronunciation

• ^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /œʁ/
• Rhymes: -œʁ
• Homophones: Eure, heure, heures, heurs, heurt, heurts

Noun

heur m (plural heurs)

1. (obsolete) chance; fortune

Derived terms

• avoir l’heur de
• bonheur
• malheur
• heureux

Further reading

• “heur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• huer, hure