uur
See also: -uur
Translingual
Etymology
Clipping of English Ura with u as a placeholder.
Symbol
uur
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Ura (Vanuatu) terms
Afrikaans
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
uur (plural ure)
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch ure, from Latin hōra (“hour”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /yr/, [yːr]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: uur
- 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.
Derived terms
- achtuurjournaal
- blokuur
- daluur
- een uur in de wind stinken
- kilowattuur
- lesuur
- spitsuur
- spreekuur
- te elfder ure
- tussenuur
- urenlang
- uurloon
- uurtarief
- uurwerk
- zonuur
Descendants
- Afrikaans: uur
- Berbice Creole Dutch: juru
- Negerhollands: uur, yer
- → Virgin Islands Creole: i (dated)
- Petjo: uur
- → Sranan Tongo: yuru
Middle English
Pronoun
uur
- alternative form of oure
North Frisian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈuːɐ̯]
Etymology 1
From Old Frisian āre.
Noun
uur n (plural uure)
Alternative forms
- uar (Föhr-Amrum), Uar (Sylt)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *werþaną.
Verb
uur
Conjugation
Conjugation of uur (Sylt dialect)
| infinitive I | uur | |
|---|---|---|
| infinitive II | (tö) uuren | |
| past participle | uuren | |
| imperative | uur | |
| present | past | |
| 1st singular | uur | waar |
| 2nd singular | uurst | waarst |
| 3rd singular | uur | waar |
| plural / dual | uur | waar |
| perfect | pluperfect | |
| 1st singular | sen uuren | wiar uuren |
| 2nd singular | best uuren | wiarst uuren |
| 3rd singular | es uuren | wiar uuren |
| plural / dual | sen uuren | wiar uuren |
| future (skel) | future (wel) | |
| 1st singular | skel uur | wel uur |
| 2nd singular | sket uur | wet uur |
| 3rd singular | skel uur | wel uur |
| plural / dual | skel uur | wel uur |
Alternative forms
- wurd (Föhr-Amrum), wårde (Mooring)
Saterland Frisian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uːr/
- Hyphenation: uur
- Rhymes: -uːr
Etymology 1
From Old Frisian ōther, from Proto-West Germanic *anþar. Cognates include West Frisian oar and German ander.
Determiner
uur
Pronoun
uur
Etymology 2
From Old Frisian over, from Proto-West Germanic *obar. Cognates include West Frisian oer and German ober.
Preposition
uur (neuter or distal adverb deeruur, proximal adverb hieruur, interrogative adverb wieruur)
- over
- about
- (of time) in
- Uur twäin Dege gunge iek ätter Spoanjen. ― In two days I'm going to Spain.
- (of amount) over
- Die Film is uur trjo Úre lang. ― The film is over three hours long.
Adverb
uur
Related terms
References
- Marron C. Fort (2015) “uur”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN