sûr

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sur"

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French sceur, from Old French seür, inherited from Latin sēcūrus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /syʁ/
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  • Homophones: sur, sur-, sûre, surent, sûres, sûrs
  • Rhymes: -yʁ

Adjective

sûr (feminine sûre or sure, masculine plural sûrs or surs, feminine plural sûres or sures)

  1. sure, certain
  2. trustworthy
  3. safe
    Synonym: (Canada) sécuritaire

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Seychellois Creole: sir

Further reading

Friulian

Etymology 1

From Latin soror.

Noun

sûr f (plural sûrs)

  1. sister

See also

Etymology 2

From Vulgar Latin *suberum, from Latin sūber, sūberem. Compare Venetian suro, Italian sughero.

Noun

sûr m (plural sûrs)

  1. cork
  2. cork oak

Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /suːɾ/

Etymology 1

From Arabic سور (sūr, “rampart”).

Noun
Zazaki sor

sûr f

  1. citywall, rampart

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *sūr-. Compare Persian شور, Lithuanian sūrus, Russian соль (solʹ), English sour.

Adjective
Central Kurdish سوێر (swêr)
Zazaki solin

sûr (Arabic spelling سوور)

  1. salty
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