uur

See also: -uur

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch uur.

Pronunciation

Noun

uur (plural ure)

  1. hour

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ure, from Latin hōra (hour).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /yr/, [yːr]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -yr

Noun

uur n (plural uren, diminutive uurtje n)

  1. an hour, a period of time
    Ze komt over een uur. She's coming in an hour.
  2. the hour, the time of day
    Wat doe jij op dit uur nog wakker? What are you doing still awake at this hour?
  3. o'clock
    Het is twaalf uur. It is twelve o'clock.

Usage notes

The singular form is normally used after numerals. Thus: vele uren lang – for many hours; but: drie uur lang – for three hours.

Derived terms


Middle English

Pronoun

uur

  1. Alternative form of oure
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