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deur

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Afrikaans

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dɪør/
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Etymology 1

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From Dutch deur, from Middle Dutch dōre, duere, from Old Dutch duri, from Proto-Germanic *durz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer-.

Noun

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deur (plural deure, diminutive deurtjie)

  1. door

Etymology 2

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From Dutch door, from Middle Dutch dōre, from Old Dutch thuro, from Proto-Germanic *þurhw.

Preposition

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deur

  1. through
  2. by (indicating an agent)

Adverb

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deur

  1. through

Cornish

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

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deur

  1. (third-person singular only) concerns, interests, matters
    Synonym: bern

Mutation

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Mutation of deur
radical soft aspirate hard mixed
deur dheur unchanged teur teur

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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  • “deur” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch dōre, duere, from Old Dutch duri, from Proto-West Germanic *dur, from Proto-Germanic *durz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- (“doorway, door, gate”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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deur f (plural deuren, diminutive deurtje n or (Stadsfries) deurke n)

  1. door
    Ze opende de deur en stapte de kamer binnen. ― She opened the door and stepped into the room.
    De deur van het huis was blauw. ― The door of the house was blue.
    Hij klopte op de deur. ― He knocked on the door.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: deur
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: doro
  • Jersey Dutch: dœr
  • Negerhollands: deur, deer, door
  • >? Sranan Tongo: doro

See also

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Anagrams

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish dér, deór (“tear; drop”)[1] (compare Irish deoir), from Proto-Celtic *dakrom (compare Middle Welsh deigr), from Proto-Indo-European *dáḱru-.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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deur m (genitive singular deòir, plural deòir)

  1. drop
  2. tear, teardrop
    Sgìth mise bho na deòir gu bheil mi a' caoineadh. ― I am weary from the tears that I have wept.
  3. any small quantity of liquid
  4. brine

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dér”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 43
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Holmer, Nils M. (1938), Studies on Argyllshire Gaelic, Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksells boktryckeri-A.-B., pages 153-154
  4. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 177

Further reading

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  • Edward Dwelly (1911), “deur”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN

West Flemish

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch duere, variant of dōre, from Old Dutch thuro, from Proto-Germanic *þurhw.

Preposition

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deur

  1. through
  2. by
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