uur
See also: -uur
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch ure, from Latin hōra (“hour”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /yr/, [yːr]
audio (file) - Rhymes: -yr
Noun
uur n (plural uren, diminutive uurtje n)
- an hour, a period of time
- Ze komt over een uur. — She's coming in an hour.
- the hour, the time of day
- Wat doe jij op dit uur nog wakker? — What are you doing still awake at this hour?
- 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.
Middle English
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