buur

See also: Buur

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch buur.

Noun

buur (plural bure)

  1. neighbor

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch buur, from Old Dutch *būr, from Proto-Germanic *būraz (“dweller, inhabitant”). Doublet of boer.

Pronunciation
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  • Rhymes: -yr

Noun

buur m (plural buren, diminutive buurtje n)

  1. neighbour

Derived terms

Maay

Noun

buur

  1. mountain

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch *būr, from Proto-Germanic *būraz.

Noun

buur m

  1. inhabitant (one who shares in rights and obligations as an inhabitant of a place)
  2. (rare) neighbour
Inflection

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Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch būr, from Proto-Germanic *būraz.

Noun

buur n or m

  1. (rare) house, shed, building
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading
  • “buur (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “buur (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “buur (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
  • “buur (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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