hur

See also: Appendix:Variations of "hur"

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /hur/ [hur]
• IPA^(key): (Southern) /ur/ [ur]
• Rhymes: -ur
• Hyphenation: hur

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Alternative forms

• hür (Souletin)

Noun

hur inan

1. hazelnut

Declension

Declension of hur (inanimate, ending in -r)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	hur	hurra	hurrak
ergative	hurrek	hurrak	hurrek
dative	hurri	hurrari	hurrei
genitive	hurren	hurraren	hurren
comitative	hurrekin	hurrarekin	hurrekin
causative	hurrengatik	hurrarengatik	hurrengatik
benefactive	hurrentzat	hurrarentzat	hurrentzat
instrumental	hurrez	hurraz	hurrez
inessive	hurretan	hurrean	hurretan
locative	hurretako	hurreko	hurretako
allative	hurretara	hurrera	hurretara
terminative	hurretaraino	hurreraino	hurretaraino
directive	hurretarantz	hurrerantz	hurretarantz
destinative	hurretarako	hurrerako	hurretarako
ablative	hurretatik	hurretik	hurretatik
partitive	hurrik	—	—
prolative	hurtzat	—	—

Etymology 2

Adverb

hur (comparative hurrago, superlative hurren, excessive hurregi)

1. near

Adjective

hur (comparative hurrago, superlative hurren, excessive hurregi)

1. near

Declension

Declension of hur (adjective, ending in -r)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		hur	hurra	hurrak
ergative		hurrek	hurrak	hurrek
dative		hurri	hurrari	hurrei
genitive		hurren	hurraren	hurren
comitative		hurrekin	hurrarekin	hurrekin
causative		hurrengatik	hurrarengatik	hurrengatik
benefactive		hurrentzat	hurrarentzat	hurrentzat
instrumental		hurrez	hurraz	hurrez
inessive	anim.	hurrengan	hurrarengan	hurrengan
	inanim.	hurretan	hurrean	hurretan
locative	anim.	—	—	—
	inanim.	hurretako	hurreko	hurretako
allative	anim.	hurrengana	hurrarengana	hurrengana
	inanim.	hurretara	hurrera	hurretara
terminative	anim.	hurrenganaino	hurrarenganaino	hurrenganaino
	inanim.	hurretaraino	hurreraino	hurretaraino
directive	anim.	hurrenganantz	hurrarenganantz	hurrenganantz
	inanim.	hurretarantz	hurrerantz	hurretarantz
destinative	anim.	hurrenganako	hurrarenganako	hurrenganako
	inanim.	hurretarako	hurrerako	hurretarako
ablative	anim.	hurrengandik	hurrarengandik	hurrengandik
	inanim.	hurretatik	hurretik	hurretatik
partitive		hurrik	—	—
prolative		hurtzat	—	—

Etymology 3

Noun

hur inan

1. (Souletin) Alternative form of ur (“water”)

Further reading

• “hur”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “hur”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Blagar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hur/

Noun

hur

1. language

References

• A. Schapper, The Papuan Languages of Timor, Alor and Pantar: Volume 1
• Stokhof (1975)

German

Verb

hur

1. singular imperative of huren

Lote

Noun

hur

1. banana

References

• Greg Pearson, René van den Berg, Lote Grammar Sketch (2008)

Middle English

Etymology 1

Determiner

hur

1. Alternative form of hire (“her”, genitive)

Pronoun

hur

1. Alternative form of hire (“hers”)

Etymology 2

Pronoun

hur

1. Alternative form of hire (“her”, object)

Etymology 3

Determiner

hur

1. Alternative form of oure (“our”)

Etymology 4

Determiner

hur

1. (chiefly southern West Midland and Southern dialectal) Alternative form of here (“their”)

North Frisian

Alternative forms

• huar (Föhr-Amrum)
• weer (Mooring)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hwar (“where”). For the use for “how” compare Danish hvor.

Adverb

hur (Sylt)

1. where
2. (chiefly with adjective) how

   Hur lung waaret dit?

   How long will it take?

Derived terms

• hurdeling (“how, in what way”)

See also

• (how): hü (Föhr-Amrum, Mooring)

Northern Tujia

Pronunciation

• (Longshan) IPA^(key): /xu˨˩/

Verb

hur

1. to drink

Sumerian

Romanization

hur

1. Romanization of 𒄯 (ḫur)

Swedish

Alternative forms

• huru (archaic)

Etymology

Shortened form of huru, from Old Swedish hwaru, from neuter dative of Proto-Germanic *hwar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hʉːr/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ʉːr

Adverb

hur (not comparable)

1. how

   Hur är det bra för oss?

   How is that good for us?

Synonyms

• huruledes (archaic)

Derived terms

• hur som, hursom, hurusom (archaic)
• hur som helst, hursom helst, hursomhelst
• hur så, hurså, huruså (archaic)
• hurdan, hurudan (archaic)
• huruvida
• ehuru
• hur står det till?

References

• hur in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• hur in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Uzbek

Other scripts
Yangi Imlo
Cyrillic	ҳур‍
Latin	hur‍
Perso-Arabic (Afghanistan)

Etymology

Inherited from Chagatai حر, from Classical Persian حُرّ (hurr), from Arabic حُرٌّ m (ḥurrun, “free”). Cognate with Uyghur ھۆر / hör / һөр. Compare also Turkish hür.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hur/, [hʊr]
• Hyphenation: hur

Adjective

hur (comparative hurroq, superlative eng hur)

1. free

Declension

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• hurlik (“freedom, liberty”)