sur

sur m (uncountable)

1. south

• IPA^(key): /s̺ur/, [s̺ur]

sur inan

1. (Biscayan) Alternative form of sudur

• "sudur" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
• “sur” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

From French sûr.

• (RMC) IPA^(key): /ˈsyːr/
• (RLC) IPA^(key): /ˈsiːr/, /ˈziːr/

sur

1. certain, sure

• IPA^(key): /sur/, [suɐ̯ˀ]
• Rhymes: -ur

Verbal noun to surre (“to whirr”) (imitative).

sur n (singular definite surret, plural indefinite sur)

1. whirr (a sibilant buzz or vibration from insect wings)

From Old Norse súrr (“sour”), from Proto-Germanic *sūraz, from Proto-Indo-European *súHros.

sur

1. sour (having an acid, sharp or tangy taste)
2. (chemistry) acidic
3. (of dairy products) spoiled
4. (of a person or communication) surly, cross, annoyed, sulky, sore
5. (of work or situation) unpleasant

From French sur.

• IPA^(key): /sur/

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sur

1. on, upon

• surhavi
• surmeti

• IPA^(key): /syʁ/

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• Homophone: sûr
• Rhymes: -yʁ

Inherited from Middle French sur, from Old French sur, seur, sor, soure, souvre, sovre (“on, upon, over”), from Latin super (“over, on, above”), from *eks-uper, from *h₁eǵʰs (“out of”) (Latin ex) and *upér (“above”), from *upo. Doublet of super, a borrowing. Cognate with Old English ofer (“over, above”). More at over.

sur

1. on, upon
2. on top of
3. from on top of
4. above
5. out of

   sept sur dix ― seven out of ten

6. in the case of
7. about, concerning
8. (informal, France) in (a place)

   Synonyms: à, en, dans

   sur Paris ― in Paris

• (above): au-dessus de
• sur ce

• (antonym(s) of “on”): sous
• (antonym(s) of “on top of”): dessous
• (antonym(s) of “above”): au-dessous de

Inherited from Middle French sur, from Old French sur (“sour, bitter”), from Frankish *sūr (“acidic, sour”), from Proto-Germanic *sūraz (“sour”). More at English sour.

sur (feminine sure, masculine plural surs, feminine plural sures)

1. sour

• sûr (adjective, "sure")
• sur-

• “sur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Borrowed from French sud, from Old English suþ, from Proto-Germanic *sunþrą.

sur m (plural sures)

1. (uncountable) south (cardinal direction)
2. (uncountable) the southern portion of a territory or region
3. (countable) a southern; a wind blowing from the south

• (antonym(s) of “south”): norte, setentrión
• (antonym(s) of “southern portion”): norte

• leste
• norte
• occidente

• “sur”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012

Borrowed from French sur, Italian su.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsur/

sur

1. on

From Latin super (“above”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈsur/
• Rhymes: -ur
• Hyphenation: sùr

sur

1. (archaic) Alternative form of su used before words beginning with u (especially indefinite articles)

   sur un tavolo ― on a table

• sur in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

• IPA^(key): /suːr/

From Arabic سُور (sūr).

sur m (plural swar)

1. wall, rampart
2. bastion
3. rock

Contraction of sinjur, from Sicilian signuri.

sur m (usually uncountable)

1. mister, sir

   is-Sur Buttiġieġ ― Mr Buttigieg

sur

1. Alternative form of sure

From Old High German sūr, from Proto-West Germanic *sūr, from Proto-West Germanic *sūr, from Proto-Germanic *sūraz, from Proto-Indo-European *suHrós.

sūr

1. sour

• Central Franconian: suur, souer
• German: sauer
• Luxembourgish: sauer
• Vilamovian: zaojwer
• Yiddish: זויער (zoyer)
• → Polish: żur

• “sur” in Mittelhochdeutsches Handwörterbuch, Matthias von Lexer, 3 vols., Leipzig 1872–1878.
• Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)

From Old Norse súrr, from Proto-Germanic *sūraz, from Proto-Indo-European *súHros. Cognate with Danish sur, Icelandic súr, Dutch zuur, English sour and German sauer.

sur (neuter singular surt, definite singular and plural sure, comparative surere, indefinite superlative surest, definite superlative sureste)

1. sour (e.g. the characteristic taste of a lemon)
2. In a bad temper, sulky
3. acidic

   sur nedbør ― acid rain

4. cold, unpleasant (often about weather)

   Det er surt ute.

   The weather is unpleasant outside

   Han prøver å gjøre livet surt for meg.

   He's trying to make life difficult for me.

• (taste): skarp, snerpende
• (bad temper): gretten, sint

• søt
• blid, glad

• surdeig

• syrlig

• “sur” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Old Norse súrr, from Proto-Germanic *sūraz, from Proto-Indo-European *súHros. Cognate with Danish sur, Icelandic súr, Dutch zuur, English sour and German sauer.

sur (neuter singular surt, definite singular and plural sure, comparative surare, indefinite superlative surast, definite superlative suraste)

1. sour
2. acidic

   sur nedbør ― acid rain

3. bad-tempered, annoyed, in a foul mood
4. used about old socks which are smelling bad

• surdeig

• “sur” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Proto-West Germanic *sūr. Cognate with Old Saxon sūr, Old High German sūr, Old Norse súrr.

• IPA^(key): /suːr/

sūr

1. sour

• sūrnes

• Middle English: sur, sour
  • English: sour
  • Scots: sour, soor

Borrowed from Frankish *sūr (“acidic, sour”). 1160 CE.

sur m (oblique and nominative feminine singular sure)

1. sour, bitter

• Middle French: sur, sour
  • French: sur
• Walloon: sèr (Forrières)

sur

1. Alternative form of seur

From Proto-West Germanic *sūr, from Proto-West Germanic *sūr, from Proto-Germanic *sūraz, from Proto-Indo-European *suHrós.

sūr

1. sour

• Middle High German: sūr
  • Central Franconian: suur, souer
  • German: sauer
  • Luxembourgish: sauer
  • Vilamovian: zaojwer
  • Yiddish: זויער (zoyer)
  • → Polish: żur

From Old Norse súrr, from Proto-Germanic *sūraz.

sūr

1. sour

• Swedish: sur

• 𐴏𐴟𐴌 (sur) — Hanifi Rohingya script

From Sanskrit चोर (cora).

sur (Hanifi spelling 𐴏𐴟𐴌)

1. thief

• suri / 𐴏𐴟𐴌𐴞 (suri)

Most likely from a Slavic language. Compare Bulgarian сур (sur), Serbo-Croatian sur. A less likely etymology connects it to Latin syrus, or links it with Italian soro.

• IPA^(key): /sur/

sur m or n (feminine singular sură, masculine plural suri, feminine and neuter plural sure)

1. grey

   Synonyms: gri, brumăriu

Compare surov.

• IPA^(key): /sûːr/

sȗr (definite sȗrī, Cyrillic spelling су̑р)

1. (expressive, literary) ash-gray
2. (expressive, literary, figurative) gray, gloomy (of weather)
3. (expressive, literary, figurative) glum, stern, scowling, sullen (of person's face or mood)

• “sur” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Borrowed from French sud, from Old English suþ, from Proto-Germanic *sunþrą.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsuɾ/ [ˈsuɾ]

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• Rhymes: -uɾ
• Syllabification: sur

sur m (plural sures)

1. south

   Antonym: norte

• “sur”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

sur

1. Romanization of 𒋩 (sur)

From Old Swedish sūr, from Old Norse súrr, from Proto-Germanic *sūraz, from Proto-Indo-European *súHros.

• IPA^(key): /sʉːr/

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• Rhymes: -ʉːr

sur (comparative surare, superlative surast)

1. sour (having the characteristic taste of for example a lemon or vinegar)
2. sour (rancid)

   sur mjölk

   sour milk

3. acidic

   sur jord

   acidic soil

4. angry, annoyed

   Jag blir så jäkla sur när han gör så där

   I get so damn angry when he does that

5. bad, sour (of a feeling or the like)

   Det känns surt att vi förlorade

   It feels bad that we lost

6. wet, damp (of something that should be dry)

   sura strumpor

   wet socks

• syrlig (“slightly sour”)

• sur in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• sur in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• sur in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

• urs

Borrowed from Spanish sur, from French sud, from Middle French sud, from Old French su, sud (“south”), a Germanic borrowing, from Old English sūþ (“south”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsuɾ/ [ˈsuɾ]
• Rhymes: -uɾ
• Syllabification: sur

sur (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜇ᜔) (uncommon)

1. south (compass point)

   Synonym: timog

   • 1985, Francisco Soc Rodrigo, Mga tula at tilamsik ng diwa:

     At, sa angkan naman ng ating First Lady, si Kokoy, na siyang governor ng Leyte, Ay embahador pa sa lahat ng parte - Sa este't oeste, sa sur at sa norte!

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

• “sur” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “sur”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

sur (definite accusative suru, plural surlar)

1. city wall

From Old English sūr (“sour”).[1]

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /sɨːr/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /siːr/
• Rhymes: -ɨːr
• Homophone: sir (South Wales)

sur (feminine singular sur, plural surion, equative sured, comparative surach, superlative suraf, not mutable)

1. sour, acidic

   Synonyms: egr, chwibl, asidaidd, asidig

sur m (uncountable, not mutable)

1. (obsolete) acid

   Synonym: asid