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lur

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See also: lúr and lûr

English

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Danish Bronze-Age lur (13th-5th c. BCE)
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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From a North Germanic language. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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lur (plural lurs)

  1. (music, historical) A long natural blowing horn without finger holes, played by embouchure.

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Basque

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Etymology

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From Proto-Basque *luR.[1] Compare Iberian lura.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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lur inan

  1. earth, soil
  2. land
  3. (electricity) earth, ground

Declension

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Declension of lur (inanimate, ending in -r)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive lur lurra lurrak
ergative lurrek lurrak lurrek
dative lurri lurrari lurrei
genitive lurren lurraren lurren
comitative lurrekin lurrarekin lurrekin
causative lurrengatik lurrarengatik lurrengatik
benefactive lurrentzat lurrarentzat lurrentzat
instrumental lurrez lurraz lurrez
inessive lurretan lurrean lurretan
locative lurretako lurreko lurretako
allative lurretara lurrera lurretara
terminative lurretaraino lurreraino lurretaraino
directive lurretarantz lurrerantz lurretarantz
destinative lurretarako lurrerako lurretarako
ablative lurretatik lurretik lurretatik
partitive lurrik
prolative lurtzat

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ R. L. Trask (2008) “lur”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 271

Further reading

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  • lur”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • lur”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Chinese

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Etymology

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Irregular romanisation of 𦧲.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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lur

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) Alternative form of 𦧲

Lolopo

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Etymology

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From Chinese (MC ljowng).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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lur 

  1. (Yao'an) dragon
    Synonym: lursae

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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From the verb lure.

Adjective

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lur (neuter singular lurt, definite singular and plural lure, comparative lurere, indefinite superlative lurest, definite superlative lureste)

  1. clever, cunning, smart

Etymology 2

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From the verb lure (sense 1), and Old Norse lúðr (sense 2).

Noun

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lur m (definite singular luren, indefinite plural lurer, definite plural lurene)

  1. a nap (short period of sleep)
  2. (music) a horn (device emitting a loud sound)

Etymology 3

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Verb

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lur

  1. imperative of lure

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From the verb lure.

Adjective

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lur (neuter lurt, definite singular and plural lure, comparative lurare, indefinite superlative lurast, definite superlative luraste)

  1. clever, cunning, smart

Etymology 2

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From Old Norse lúðr.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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lur m (definite singular luren, indefinite plural lurar, definite plural lurane)

  1. a lur (a long natural blowing horn without finger holes, played by embouchure.)
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Etymology 3

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First attested by Jacob Nicolai Wilse in 1780.

Noun

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lur m (definite singular luren, indefinite plural lurar, definite plural lurane)

  1. a nap (short period of sleep)

Etymology 4

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Verb

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lur

  1. imperative of lura

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Old Catalan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *illūrum, from Latin illōrum, whence the alternative form mentioned above.

Determiner

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lur

  1. their

Pronoun

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lur

  1. them (dative)

References

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  • “llur” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Romansch

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Etymology

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From Latin illōrum (compare Friulian lôr, French leur, Romanian lor), plural genitive of ille.

Pronoun

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lur

  1. their

Swedish

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en lur (näverlur) (sense 1)
två lurar (bronslurar) (sense 2)
lur på antik [antique] telefon (sense 3.1)
modernare [more modern] lur (telefonlur) (sense 3.1)
en lur (mobiltelefon) (sense 3.2) [colloquial]
ett par [pair] lurar (hörlurar) (sense 3.3)

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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lur c

  1. a simple, straight horn (used as an instrument or for signaling)
  2. a lur (curved Bronze Age horn)
    Synonym: bronslur
  3. a (device that used to be a) flared, possibly curved tube for conveying sound; a horn, a trumpet
    1. a telephone handset
      Synonym: telefonlur
      lyfta på luren
      pick up the phone
      lägga på luren
      hang up the phone
      slänga på luren
      slam down the phone
      lägga på luren i örat på någon
      hang up the phone in someone's ear (hang up on someone)
    2. (colloquial, by extension) a mobile phone
      Jag har skaffat ny lur
      I've bought a new mobile phone
    3. a headphone, an earphone, an earbud
      Synonym: hörlur
      Har du sett mina lurar?
      Have you seen my headphones?
      Ena luren är trasig och den andra brusar
      [The] one earbud is broken and the other one is staticy
    4. an ear trumpet (hearing aid)
  4. a nap
    att ta sig en lur
    to have a nap

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Etymology 2

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Deverbal from lura (lurk).

Noun

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lur

  1. Only used in på lur (in wait, lurking)

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