zuur

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See also: -zuur

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /zyr/, [zyːr], [zyər]
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  • Hyphenation: zuur
  • Rhymes: -yr

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle Dutch suur, from Old Dutch *sūr, from Proto-West Germanic *sūr, from Proto-Germanic *sūraz.

Cognate with Low German suur, West Frisian soer, German sauer, English sour, Danish sur.

Adjective[edit]

zuur (comparative zuurder, superlative zuurst)

  1. sour
  2. acidic
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of zuur
uninflected zuur
inflected zure
comparative zuurder
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial zuur zuurder het zuurst
het zuurste
indefinite m./f. sing. zure zuurdere zuurste
n. sing. zuur zuurder zuurste
plural zure zuurdere zuurste
definite zure zuurdere zuurste
partitive zuurs zuurders —
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Afrikaans: suur
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: siri
  • Negerhollands: suur, schuur, syer
  • → Indonesian: asam (semantic loan)
See also[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle Dutch suur, from Old Dutch *sūr, from Proto-Germanic *sūrą, related to Etymology 1 above.

Noun[edit]

zuur n (plural zuren, diminutive zuurtje n)

  1. (chemistry) acid
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Afrikaans: suur
  • → Indonesian: asam (semantic loan)
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