Dür
See also: dur, Dur, DUR, dúr, dùr, dûr, and dür
Central Franconian
Alternative forms
- Dir (Moselle Franconian)
Etymology
From Old High German *duri, northern variant of turi, from Proto-Germanic *durz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dyə̯/
- Homophone: düür (may be distinguished by tone)
Noun
Dür f (plural Dürre or Düre, diminutive Dürche)
- (Ripuarian) door
- 1969, “Mir schenke der Ahl e paar Blömcher”, performed by Lotti Krekel:
- Un klopp och öfters ens ’ne Ärme an ihr Dür,
Datt se jar nix jitt, ich jläuv, dat kütt nit vür.- And though some poor man will often knock on her door,
That she won’t give anything, I don’t think it ever happens.
- And though some poor man will often knock on her door,
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Usage notes
- The original plural is Dürre. The form Düre is a variant formed on the model of German Türen.