sur

sur m (plural surs)

1. south

• IPA^(key): /sur/, [suɐ̯ˀ]

Verbal noun to surre (“to whirr”).

sur n (singular definite surret, plural indefinite sur)

1. whirr (a sibilant buzz or vibration from insect wings)

From Old Norse súrr (“sour”), from Proto-Germanic *sūraz, from Proto-Indo-European *sūr-.

sur

1. sour (having an acid, sharp or tangy taste)
2. (chemistry) acidic
3. (of dairy products) spoiled
4. (of a person or communication) surly, cross, annoyed, sulky, sore
5. (of work) unpleasant

From French sur.

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sur

1. on, upon

• IPA^(key): /syʁ/

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• Homophone: sûr
• Rhymes: -yʁ

From Middle French sur, from Old French sur, seur, sor, soure, souvre, sovre (“on, upon, over”), from Latin super (“over, on, above”), from *eks-uper, from *h₁eǵʰs (“out of”) (Latin ex) and *uperi (“above”), from *upo. Doublet of super, a borrowing. Cognate with Old English ofer (“over, above”). More at over.

sur

1. on, upon
2. on top of
3. from on top of
4. above
5. out of

   sept sur dix - seven out of ten

6. in the case of
7. about, concerning

• (above): au-dessus de

• (on): sous
• (on top of): dessous
• (above): au-dessous de

From Middle French sur, from Old French sur (“sour, bitter”), from Frankish *sūr (“acidic, sour”), from Proto-Germanic *sūraz (“sour”). More at English sour.

sur (feminine singular sure, masculine plural surs, feminine plural sures)

1. sour

• sur-

• “sur” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Borrowed from French sud, from Old English suþ, from Proto-Germanic *sunþrą.

sur m (plural sures)

1. (uncountable) south (cardinal direction)
2. (uncountable) the southern portion of a territory or region
3. (countable) a southern; a wind blowing from the south

• (south): norte, setentrión
• (southern portion): norte

• leste
• norte
• occidente

Borrowed from French sur, Italian su.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsur/

sur

1. on

From Latin super (“above”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈsur/

sur

1. (archaic) Alternative form of su used before words beginning with u (especially indefinite articles)

   sur un tavolo ― on a table

• sur in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

From Arabic سُور‎ (sūr)

sur m (plural swar)

1. wall, rampart
2. bastion
3. rock

From sinjur.

sur m (nopl)

1. sir, mister

Sur Smith -- Mister Smith

From Arabic صُوَر‎ (ṣuwar)

sur f

1. plural of sura

sur

1. Alternative form of sure

From Old Norse súrr, from Proto-Germanic *sūraz, from Proto-Indo-European *sūr-. Cognate with Danish sur, Icelandic súr, Dutch zuur, English sour and German sauer.

sur (neuter singular surt, definite singular and plural sure, comparative surere, indefinite superlative surest, definite superlative sureste)

1. sour (e.g. the characteristic taste of a lemon)
2. In a bad temper, sulky
3. acidic

   sur nedbør - acid rain

4. cold, unpleasant (often about weather); eg: "Det er surt ute" (The weather is unpleasant outside"), "Han prøver å gjøre livet surt for meg" ("He's trying to make life difficult for me")

• (taste): skarp, snerpende
• (bad temper): gretten, sint

• søt
• blid, glad

• surdeig

• “sur” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Old Norse súrr, from Proto-Germanic *sūraz, from Proto-Indo-European *sūr-. Cognate with Danish sur, Icelandic súr, Dutch zuur, English sour and German sauer.

sur (neuter singular surt, definite singular and plural sure, comparative surare, indefinite superlative surast, definite superlative suraste)

1. sour
2. acidic

   sur nedbør - acid rain

3. bad-tempered, annoyed, in a foul mood

• surdeig

• “sur” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Proto-Germanic *sūraz. Cognate with Old Saxon sūr, Old High German sūr, Old Norse súrr.

sūr

1. sour

• sūrnes

• Middle English: sur, sour
  • English: sour
  • Scots: sour, soor

Borrowed from Frankish *sūr (“acidic, sour”). [1160 CE]

sur m (oblique and nominative feminine singular sure)

1. sour, biter

• Middle French: sur, sour
  • French: sur
• Walloon: sèr (Forrières)

From Proto-Germanic *sūraz, whence also Old Saxon sūr Old English sūr, Old Norse súrr.

sūr

1. sour

• Middle High German: sūr
  • Central Franconian: suur, souer
  • German: sauer
  • Luxembourgish: sauer
  • Vilamovian: zaojwer
  • Yiddish: זויער‎ (zoyer)

From Old Norse súrr, from Proto-Germanic *sūraz.

sūr

1. sour

• Swedish: sur

From Sanskrit चोर (cora).

sur

1. thief

Most likely from a Slavic language. Compare Bulgarian, Serbo-Croatian sur. A less likely etymology connects it to Latin syrus, or links it with Italian soro.

• IPA^(key): /sur/

sur m or n (feminine singular sură, masculine plural suri, feminine and neuter plural sure)

1. grey

• gri
• brumăriu

Compare surov.

• IPA^(key): /sûːr/

sȗr (definite sȗrī, Cyrillic spelling су̑р)

1. (expressive, literary) ash-gray
2. (expressive, literary, figuratively) gray, gloomy (of weather)
3. (expressive, literary, figuratively) glum, stern, scowling, sullen (of person's face or mood)

• “sur” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Borrowed from French sud, from Old English suþ, from Proto-Germanic *sunþrą.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsuɾ/

sur m (plural sures)

1. south

• norte n

• sureño

• sud
• Sudamérica

From Old Swedish sūr, from Old Norse súrr, from Proto-Germanic *sūraz, from Proto-Indo-European *sūr-.

• IPA^(key): /sʉːr/

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• Rhymes: -ʉːr

sur

1. sour; the characteristic taste of a lemon
2. acetous; having a sour taste
3. acidic
4. In a bad temper; look sour
5. wet; damp

sur (definite accusative {{{1}}}, plural {{{2}}})

1. city wall