fur
See also: Fur, fúr, fûr, für, and fur.
Translingual
Symbol
fur
- (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Friulian.
English
Furs (pelts)
Etymology 1
From Middle English furre, forre, from Anglo-Norman forre, fuerre (“a case; sheath”), from Frankish *fōdar, from Proto-West Germanic *fōdr, from Proto-Germanic *fōdrą (“sheath”) (compare Old English fōdor (“sheaf”), Dutch voering (“lining”), German Futter (“lining”), Gothic 𐍆𐍉𐌳𐍂 (fōdr, “sheath”)), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-, *poh₂- (“to protect”) (compare Lithuanian piemuō (“protection”), Ancient Greek πῶυ (pôu, “flock”), πῶμα (pôma, “lid”), ποιμήν (poimḗn, “shepherd”), Old Armenian հաւրան (hawran, “herd, flock”), Northern Kurdish pawan (“to watch over”), Sanskrit पाति (pāti, “he watches, protects”).
The verb is from Middle English furren, from Anglo-Norman furrer, forrer, fourrer (“to line, stuff, fill”), from the noun.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /fɜː(ɹ)/
- (General American) enPR: fûr, IPA(key): /fɝ/
- (Scotland) IPA(key): /fʌr/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)
- Homophone: fir
Noun
fur (countable and uncountable, plural furs)
- The hairy coat of various mammal species, especially when fine, soft and thick.
- The hairy skin of an animal processed into clothing for humans.
- November 17, 1716, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, letter to the Countess of Mar
- wrapped up in my furs
- November 17, 1716, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, letter to the Countess of Mar
- A pelt used to make, trim or line clothing apparel.
- A coating, lining resembling fur in function and/or appearance.
- A thick pile of fabric.
- The soft, downy covering on the skin of a peach.
- The deposit formed on the interior of boilers and other vessels by hard water.
- The layer of epithelial debris on a tongue.
- (heraldry) One of several patterns or diapers used as tinctures.
- (hunting, uncountable) Rabbits and hares, as opposed to partridges and pheasants (called feathers).
- A furry; a member of the furry subculture.
- 2006, Shari Caudron, Who Are You People?:
- "You want to know what brings furries together?" she asks. "Furs are here because they don't fit in anywhere else. For real furs, this is the only place they feel comfortable."
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- (vulgar, slang) Pubic hair.
- (vulgar, slang) Sexual attractiveness.
Derived terms
- all fur coat and no knickers
- cat-fur
- cat fur
- dog fur
- fish fur
- fur baby
- furball
- fur-bearing trout
- fur beetle
- fur burger
- fur cap
- fur coat
- fur farm
- fur-flying
- furless
- fur pie
- furrier
- furry
- fur seal
- fur trade
- fur up
- kettle fur collector
- let the fur fly
- make the fur fly
- make the fur fly
- the fur flies
- watch the fur fly
Translations
hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick
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hairy skin processed to serve as clothing
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pelt used to make, trim or line clothing apparel
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coating resembling fur
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layer of epithelial debris
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Verb
fur (third-person singular simple present furs, present participle furring, simple past and past participle furred)
- (transitive) To cover with fur or a fur-like coating.
- (intransitive) To become covered with fur or a fur-like coating.
- 2015, Tom Michell, The Penguin Lessons:
- The college water supply was practically undrinkable because of its salinity and the pipes furred up so rapidly that they had to be replaced every few years.
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- (transitive, construction) To level a surface by applying furring to it.
- Synonym: fur out
Derived terms
- furred
Translations
to cover with fur
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Conjunction
fur
- Pronunciation spelling of for.
Preposition
fur
- Pronunciation spelling of for.
Anagrams
- urf
Aromanian
Etymology 1
From Vulgar Latin fūrō, from Latin fūror. Compare Romanian fura, fur.
Alternative forms
- furu, afur, afuru
Verb
fur (third-person singular present indicative furã, past participle furatã)
- I steal.
Related terms
- furari / furare
- furat
- furtu
Etymology 2
From Latin fūr. Compare archaic Daco-Romanian fur.
Alternative forms
- furu, afur, afuru
Noun
fur m (plural furi)
- thief, robber
Synonyms
- furcudar, haramiu, chisãgi, caceac
Catalan
Etymology
From Old Catalan for, from Latin forum. Doublet of fòrum, a learned borrowing.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈfu/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈfuɾ/
Noun
fur m (plural furs)
- (law) fuero
Related terms
- foral
Further reading
- “fur” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Dalmatian
Verb
fur
- Alternative form of facro
Conjugation
Conjugation of fur
| infinitive | fur | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | fundo | ||||||
| past participle | fut | ||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| indicative | ju | te | jal/jala | nu | vu | jali/jale | |
| present | faz | fai | facaja | faime | faite | facaja | |
| imperfect | fazua | fazui | fazua | fazume | fazute | fazua | |
| perfect | jai fut | je fut | ju fut | jaime fut | jaite fut | ju fut | |
| pluperfect | avas fut | avas fut | avaja fut | avaime fut | avaite fut | avas fut | |
| future | fura | furai | fura | furme | furte | fura | |
| conditional | fure | fure | fure | furme | furte | fure | |
| subjunctive | ju | te | jal/jala | nu | vu | jali/jale | |
| present | faiss | faiss | faiss | fuzme | fuzte | fuaza | |
| imperfect | facas | facasse | facassa | facassaime | facassaite | facas | |
| imperative | — | te | — | nu | vu | — | |
| affirmative | fai | faime | faite | ||||
| negative | naun fai | naun faime | naun faite | ||||
French
Etymology
From Latin forum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fyʁ/
Audio (file)
Noun
fur m (plural not attested)
- Only used in au fur et à mesure (“to an equitable extent”)
Further reading
- “fur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *fōr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰṓr, from the root *bʰer- (“to carry”) (see ferō). Cognate with Ancient Greek φώρ (phṓr).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /fuːr/, [fuːr]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /fur/, [fur]
Audio (Classical) (file)
Noun
fūr m or f (genitive fūris); third declension
- A thief
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | fūr | fūrēs |
| Genitive | fūris | fūrum |
| Dative | fūrī | fūribus |
| Accusative | fūrem | fūrēs |
| Ablative | fūre | fūribus |
| Vocative | fūr | fūrēs |
Related terms
- fūrtīvus (adjective)
- fūrtum (noun)
- fūrtim (adverb)
- fūror (verb)
Descendants
- Aromanian: fur
- Italian: furo
- Old Occitan:
- Catalan: fura, furó
- Occitan: fura
- Romanian: fur
- ⇒ Late Latin: fūrō, fūrōnis (“thief”)
- Old French: fuiron
- Old Portuguese: foron
- Galician: furón
- Portuguese: furão
- Old Spanish:
- Spanish: hurón
- ⇒ Vulgar Latin: *furittum (“petty thief”)
- Italian: furetto
- Occitan: furet, huret, fura
- Old French: furet, firet, furret
- French: furet
- → Middle English: furet, ferret
- Scots: ferret
- English: ferret
- Romansch: furet
- Sicilian: furittu
References
- “fur”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “fur”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- fur in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- fur in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “fur”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
Old Dutch
Alternative forms
- furi
Preposition
fur
- for
References
- Altniederfränkischer Psalm 55
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fur/
- Rhymes: -ur
- Syllabification: fur
Noun
fur f
- genitive plural of fura
Romanian
Etymology
From Latin fūr, from Proto-Italic *fōr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰṓr, from the root *bʰer- (“to carry”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [fur]
Verb
fur
- first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of fura
Noun
fur m (plural furi)
- (archaic) thief
Synonyms
- hoț, bandit
Related terms
- fura
- furt
Somali
Verb
fur
- open
Swedish
Alternative forms
- fure
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fʉːr/
- Rhymes: -ʉːr
Noun
fur c (uncountable)
- pinewood
- (archaic) pine tree (in some areas chiefly about old trees)
Synonyms
- (wood): furu
- (tree): tall (if a distinction is made between this and "fur", this will be used about younger trees), fura
Related terms
- fura
- fure
- furu
Anagrams
- fru
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /vɨːr/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /viːr/
Noun
fur
- Soft mutation of mur.
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| mur | fur | unchanged | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||