pür

See also: pur, puer, Puer, Pǔ'ěr, pǔ'ěr, PUR, pur-, and Pu'er

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• pour, pur
• Puur

Etymology

From Middle High German būre, gibūre, from Old High German gibūro, from būr (“peasant”). Cognate with German Bauer, Dutch buur, English bower.

Noun

pür m

1. (Formazza) farmer

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

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Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran) pur

Etymology

From Latin pūrus.

Adjective

pür m (feminine singular püra, masculine plural pürs, feminine plural püras)

1. (Puter, Vallader) pure

Synonyms

• (Sutsilvan) spir