duur

duur

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dyr]

Adjective

duur (plural [please provide])

1. expensive

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dyr/, [dyːr], [dyər]

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• Rhymes: -yr

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch diere, dure, from Old Dutch diuri, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz. Doublet of dier.

Adjective

duur (comparative duurder, superlative duurst)

1. expensive

   De duurste Stradivarius is 'The Hammer' die in 2006 $3,5 miljoen opleverde. — The most expensive Stradivarius is 'The Hammer', which produced $3.5 million in 2006.

Inflection

Inflection of duur
uninflected	duur
inflected	dure
comparative	duurder
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		duur	duurder	het duurst het duurste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	dure	duurdere	duurste
	n. sing.	duur	duurder	duurste
	plural	dure	duurdere	duurste
definite		dure	duurdere	duurste
partitive		duurs	duurders	—

Noun

duur m (uncountable)

1. duration

Derived terms

• duurzaam
• langdurig
• levensduur
• op den duur
• tijdsduur

 

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

duur

1. first-person singular present indicative of duren
2. imperative of duren

Anagrams

• Ruud, Urdu

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Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse dúra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²dʉːr/

  Rhymes: -ʉ̀ːr

Verb

duur (preterite durä)

1. (intransitive) To doze off for a while, sleep a little, nap briefly.
2. (intransitive, with å) To faint, grow numb.

Related terms

• dur
• durut
• dorsli