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See also: -uur
Afrikaans[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
uur (plural ure)
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch ure, from Latin hōra (“hour”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
uur n (plural uren, diminutive uurtje n)
- an hour, a period of time
- Ze komt over een uur. — She's coming in an hour.
- the hour, the time of day
- Wat doe jij op dit uur nog wakker? — What are you doing still awake at this hour?
- o'clock
- Het is twaalf uur. — It is twelve o'clock.
Usage notes[edit]
The singular form is normally used after numerals. Thus: vele uren lang – for many hours; but: drie uur lang – for three hours.
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Afrikaans: uur
- Berbice Creole Dutch: juru
- Negerhollands: uur, yer
- → Virgin Islands Creole: i (dated)
- Petjo: uur
- → Sranan Tongo: yuru
Middle English[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
uur
- Alternative form of oure
Saterland Frisian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Frisian ōther, from Proto-West Germanic *anþar. Cognates include West Frisian oar and German ander.
Determiner[edit]
uur
Pronoun[edit]
uur
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Frisian over, from Proto-West Germanic *obar. Cognates include West Frisian oer and German ober.
Preposition[edit]
uur (neuter or distal adverb deeruur, proximal adverb hieruur, interrogative adverb wieruur)
- over
- about
- (of time) in
- Uur twäin Dege gunge iek tou Spoanjen. ― In two days I'm going to Spain.
- (of amount) over
- Die Film is uur trjo Úre lang. ― The film is over three hours long.
Adverb[edit]
uur
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
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