bur

See also: Bur, BUR, buř, búr, bür, bůr, bur-, -bur, бур, and бурь

Translingual[edit]

Symbol[edit]

bur

(international standards) ISO 639-2/B language code for Burmese.

English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

burr

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English burre, from a North Germanic language, such as Danish burre (“bur, burdock”). See also burr. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation[edit]

Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)
(US) IPA^(key): /bɝ/
(UK) IPA^(key): /bɜː(ɹ)/
Audio (Southern England) (file)

Noun[edit]

bur (plural burs)

A rough, prickly husk around the seeds or fruit of some plants.
Any of several plants having such husks.
A rotary cutting implement having a selection of variously shaped heads.
Alternative form of burr (“small piece of material”).

Derived terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

prickly husk — see burr

Anagrams[edit]

RUB, bru, rub

Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse búr.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /buːr/, [b̥uːˀɐ̯], [b̥uɐ̯ˀ]
Rhymes: -ur

Noun[edit]

bur n (singular definite buret, plural indefinite bure)

cage

Inflection[edit]

Declension of bur

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
neuter gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bur	buret	bure	burene
genitive	burs	burets	bures	burenes

Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse burr, from Proto-Germanic *buriz. Cognate with Old English byre (“descendant, son”).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /pʏːr/
Rhymes: -ʏːr

Noun[edit]

bur m (genitive singular burs, nominative plural burir)

(poetic) son

Declension[edit]

declension of bur

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
m-s2	singular		plural
nominative	bur	burinn	burir	burirnir
accusative	bur	burinn	buri	burina
dative	bur	burnum	burum	burunum
genitive	burs	bursins	bura	buranna

The accusative plural buru also exists, but is only used in the phrase eiga börn og buru.

Derived terms[edit]

-bur

Istro-Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin bonus, from Old Latin duenos, later duonus, from Proto-Italic *dw-enos, from Proto-Indo-European *dew- (“to show favor, revere”).

Adjective[edit]

bur m (feminine burĕ, neuter buro)

good

Javanese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Dutch boor (“drill”).

Noun[edit]

bur

drill

Latvian[edit]

Verb[edit]

bur

inflection of burt:
(with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of burt
(with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of burt

Maay[edit]

Noun[edit]

bur

flour

Maltese[edit]

Root
b-w-r
1 term

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic بُور (būr).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /buːr/
Rhymes: -uːr

Noun[edit]

bur m (plural bwar, diminutive bura)

meadow, pastureland

Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

bur

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of bour

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse búr.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): [bʉʷːɾ]

Noun[edit]

bur n (definite singular buret, indefinite plural bur, definite plural bura or burene)

cage
goal (sports)

Derived terms[edit]

burhøne, burhøns

References[edit]

“bur” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse búr.

Noun[edit]

bur n (definite singular buret, indefinite plural bur, definite plural bura)

cage
goal (sports)

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

bur

present of bu

References[edit]

“bur” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *būr, from Proto-Germanic *būrą. Cognate with Old Saxon būr, Old High German būr (German Bauer (“birdcage”)), Old Norse búr (Swedish bur).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /buːr/

Noun[edit]

būr n

private chamber, room

Declension[edit]

Declension of bur (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	būr	būras
accusative	būr	būras
genitive	būres	būra
dative	būre	būrum

Descendants[edit]

Middle English: bour, boure, bowre, bowur; bur
- English: bower
- Scots: bour

Old Frisian[edit]

Noun[edit]

būr m

a peasant, farmer

Inflection[edit]

Declension of būr (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	būr	būrar, būra
genitive	būres	būra
dative	būre	būrum, būrem
accusative	būr	būrar, būra

Old High German[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *būr, from Proto-Germanic *būrą (“dwelling”), whence also Old English būr, Old Norse búr.

Alternative forms[edit]

pūr

Noun[edit]

būr n

dwelling, quarters, bower
brūd in būre
a bride in the bower

Declension[edit]

Declension of būr (masculine a-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	būr	būra
accusative	būr	būra
genitive	būres	būro
dative	būre	būrum
instrumental	būru	—

Descendants[edit]

Middle High German: būr
- German: Bauer (“birdcage”)

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *būr, from Proto-Germanic *būraz (“inhabitant”).

Noun[edit]

būr m

peasant, farmer

Declension[edit]

Declension of būr (masculine a-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	būr	būra
accusative	būr	būra
genitive	būres	būro
dative	būre	būrum
instrumental	būru	—

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

⇒ Middle High German: būre (“neighbor, farmer, peasant”)
- German: Bauer (“farmer”)
  - → English: bauer; bower
  - → Polish: bauer
  - → Serbo-Croatian: pȁor, па̏ор
- Luxembourgish: Bauer
- Mòcheno: pauer
- Pennsylvania German: Bauer
- Yiddish: פּויער (poyer)

Old Norse[edit]

Noun[edit]

bur

accusative/dative singular of burr

Old Saxon[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *būr, from Proto-Germanic *būraz, whence also Old English būr, Old Norse búr.

Noun[edit]

būr m

Descendants[edit]

Low German: Buer, Boer

Etymology 2[edit]

Same as the masculine noun.

Noun[edit]

būr n

dwelling

Old Swedish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

ᛒᚢᚱ

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse búr, from Proto-Germanic *būrą.

Noun[edit]

bur n

Declension[edit]

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Declension of bur (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
masculine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	būrer	būrrin	būrar	būranir, būraner
accusative	būr	būrin	būra	būrana
dative	būri, būre	būrinum, būrenom	būrum, būrom	būrumin, būromen
genitive	būrs	būrsins	būra	būranna

Descendants[edit]

Swedish: bur c

Polish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /bur/
Rhymes: -ur
Syllabification: bur

Noun[edit]

bur f

genitive plural of bura

Portuguese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbuʁ/ [ˈbuh]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈbuɾ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈbuʁ/ [ˈbuχ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbuɻ/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbuɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbu.ɾi/

Hyphenation: bur

Noun[edit]

bur m or f by sense (plural bures)

Archaic form of bóer.

Romagnol[edit]

FWOTD – 13 March 2013

Etymology[edit]

From Vulgar Latin *burius, compare Italian buio.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /buːr/

Noun[edit]

bur m

darkness (lack of light)
- December 2007, Nevio Spadoni, Guido Bianchi, Urazion in la Ludla, il Papiro, page 9:
  Te, che t’vid / la luš int e’ mi bur, […]
  You, who sees / the light in my darkness, […]

Sumerian[edit]

Romanization[edit]

bur

Romanization of 𒁓 (bur)

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Swedish būr, from Old Norse búr, from Proto-Germanic *būrą.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /bʉːr/
audio (file)
Rhymes: -ʉːr

Noun[edit]

bur c

a cage
(slang) a prison, a jail, an arrest
att sitta i buren
to be imprisoned

Declension[edit]

Declension of bur
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	bur	buren	burar	burarna
Genitive	burs	burens	burars	burarnas

Related terms[edit]

bura in

References[edit]

Veps[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Russian бу́рый (búryj).

Adjective[edit]

bur

brown

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of bur (inflection type 6/kuva)
nominative sing.	bur
genitive sing.	buran
partitive sing.	burad
partitive plur.	burid
	singular	plural
nominative	bur	burad
accusative	buran	burad
genitive	buran	buriden
partitive	burad	burid
essive-instructive	buran	burin
translative	buraks	burikš

inessive	buras	buriš
elative	buraspäi	burišpäi
illative	buraha	burihe

adessive	bural	buril
ablative	buralpäi	burilpäi
allative	burale	burile

abessive	burata	burita
comitative	buranke	buridenke
prolative	buradme	buridme

approximative I	buranno	buridenno
approximative II	burannoks	buridennoks
egressive	burannopäi	buridennopäi

terminative I	burahasai	burihesai
terminative II	buralesai	burilesai
terminative III	burassai	—

additive I	burahapäi	burihepäi
additive II	buralepäi	burilepäi

Noun[edit]

bur

brown

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of bur (inflection type 6/kuva)
nominative sing.	bur
genitive sing.	buran
partitive sing.	burad
partitive plur.	burid
	singular	plural
nominative	bur	burad
accusative	buran	burad
genitive	buran	buriden
partitive	burad	burid
essive-instructive	buran	burin
translative	buraks	burikš

inessive	buras	buriš
elative	buraspäi	burišpäi
illative	buraha	burihe

adessive	bural	buril
ablative	buralpäi	burilpäi
allative	burale	burile

abessive	burata	burita
comitative	buranke	buridenke
prolative	buradme	buridme

approximative I	buranno	buridenno
approximative II	burannoks	buridennoks
egressive	burannopäi	buridennopäi

terminative I	burahasai	burihesai
terminative II	buralesai	burilesai
terminative III	burassai	—

additive I	burahapäi	burihepäi
additive II	buralepäi	burilepäi

References[edit]

Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “бурый”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[1], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Welsh[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /bɨːr/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /biːr/

Adjective[edit]

bur

Soft mutation of pur.

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
pur	bur	mhur	phur
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Zaghawa[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /bʊɾ/

Adjective[edit]

bur

little

Noun[edit]

bur

one's own child
Bur egi ― My child
the child of a woman's co-wife
(by extension) the child of one's brothers or cousins

References[edit]

Beria-English English-Beria Dictionary [provisional] ADESK, Iriba, Kobe Department, Chad