duur

Afrikaans

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [dyr]

Adjective

duur (plural [please provide])

  1. expensive

References

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 duurduurderhet duurst
het duurste
indefinite m./f. sing. dureduurdereduurste
n. sing. duurduurderduurste
plural dureduurdereduurste
definite dureduurdereduurste
partitive duursduurders—

Etymology 2

Noun

duur m (uncountable)

  1. duration
Derived terms

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

duur

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

Anagrams

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.
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