sûr

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sur"

French

Etymology

From Middle French sceur, from Old French seür, inherited from Latin sēcūrus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /syʁ/

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• Homophones: sur, sur-
• Rhymes: -yʁ

Adjective

sûr (feminine sûre, masculine plural sûrs, feminine plural sûres)

1. sure, certain
2. trustworthy
3. safe

Derived terms

• bien sûr
• pour sûr
• sûrement
• sûreté

Related terms

• assurer
• sécurité

Further reading

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

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Friulian

Etymology 1

From Latin soror.

Noun

sûr f (plural sûrs)

1. sister

See also

• fradi

Etymology 2

From Vulgar Latin *suberum, from Latin sūber, sūberem. Compare Venetian suro, Italian sughero.

Noun

sûr m (plural sûrs)

1. cork
2. cork oak