Flur
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fluːɐ̯/
- Rhymes: -uːɐ̯
Etymology 1
From Middle High German vluor, from Old High German fluor, from Proto-Germanic *flōraz. The word originally meant “arable land” in High German (see etymology 2). The modern sense stems from Middle Low German vlōr. Cognate with Dutch vloer, English floor (from Old English flōr).
Noun
Usage notes
- Flur can refer both to a part of a house that connects different units, and to a part of an apartment that connects different rooms. The former can be specified as Hausflur, the latter can be specified as Diele, Korridor, or Wohnungsflur.
- Unlike its English cognate floor, the German word means neither “storey” nor “ground”.
Declension
Etymology 2
The same as etymology 1, but secondarily distinguished per feminine gender. Modern Flur (f.) continues the original High German sense of the word.
Noun
Flur f (genitive Flur, plural Fluren)
Declension
Derived terms
- Flurbereinigung
- Flurbuch
- Flurhüter
- Flurname
- Flurwächter
- Flurzwang
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