steur

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Afrikaans

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Etymology 1

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From Dutch storen, from Middle Dutch stôren, from Old Dutch *stōren, from Proto-West Germanic *staurijan.

Verb

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steur (present steur, present participle steurende, past participle gesteur)

  1. (reflexive) to be bothered [with aan ‘by’]
  2. (transitive) to bother, to annoy
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Etymology 2

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From Dutch steur, from Middle Dutch store, from Old Dutch sturo, from Proto-Germanic *sturjô (sturgeon).

Noun

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steur (plural [please provide])

  1. sturgeon
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Dutch

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Acipenser sturio

Etymology

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From Middle Dutch store, from Old Dutch sturo, from Proto-West Germanic *sturjō, from Proto-Germanic *sturjô (sturgeon).

Cognates include Old High German sturio and Old English styria and more remotely Russian осётр (osjótr, sturgeon), Lithuanian eršketras.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /støːr/
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  • Rhymes: -øːr

Noun

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steur m (plural steuren, diminutive steurtje n)

  1. a sturgeon, fish of the genus Acipenser
  2. (particularly) the European sturgeon, Acipenser sturio
    Synonyms: Europese steur, rumbus (obsolete)

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