saur
See also: -saur
English
Noun
saur (plural saurs)
- Alternative form of 'saur (“a dinosaur”).
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Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin soror, with the variant form seraur deriving from the Latin accusative form sorōrem. Compare Romanian soră, suroră, sor, Italian suora, Old Italian suoro, French soeur, Old Spanish seror, Spanish sor, Friulian sûr, Romansch sora, sour.
Noun
saur f
French
Etymology
From Middle French saur, from Old French sor, from Frankish *sōri, *saur (“dry”), from Proto-Germanic *sauzaz (“dry, parched”). Cognate with Old English sēar (“dry”). More at sear.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɔʁ/
Adjective
saur (feminine saure, masculine plural saurs, feminine plural saures)
Derived terms
- hareng saur (“kipper”)
Further reading
- “saur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Gothic
Romanization
saur
- romanization of 𐍃𐌰𐌿𐍂
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse saurr, from Proto-Germanic *sauraz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /søyːr/
- Rhymes: -øyːr
Noun
saur m (genitive singular saurs, no plural)
- filth, dirt
- Synonyms: óhreinindi, saurindi, skítur
- feces
Declension
singular | ||
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indefinite | definite | |
nominative | saur | saurinn |
accusative | saur | saurinn |
dative | saur | saurnum |
genitive | saurs | saursins |
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Derived terms
Related terms
- seyra
- sori
Javanese
Romanization
saur
- romanization of ꦱꦲꦸꦂ