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

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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  • IPA(key): /døːr/, (Netherlands) [dʏːr]
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  • Hyphenation: deur
  • Rhymes: -øːr

Noun

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deur f (plural deuren, diminutive deurtje 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

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) (compare Irish deoir), from Proto-Celtic *dakrom (compare Middle Welsh deigr), from Proto-Indo-European *dáḱru-.

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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

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References

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  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “deur”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dér”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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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