stuur

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /styr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: stuur
  • Rhymes: -yr

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch stier, stuur. For the obsolete sense “tax”, compare German Steuer. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

stuur n (plural sturen, diminutive stuurtje n)

  1. A steering device, notably a steering wheel in a vehicle or handlebars on a bicycle.
  2. (figuratively) (used absolutely, with the definite article: het stuur) Control.
  3. (obsolete) A tax, a levy.
    Synonyms: belasting, taks
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Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

stuur

  1. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of sturen
  2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of sturen

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