zuur
Dutch
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle Dutch suur, from Old Dutch *sūr, from Proto-West Germanic *sūr, from Proto-Germanic *sūraz.
Cognate with Low German suur, West Frisian soer, German sauer, English sour, Danish sur.
Adjective
editzuur (comparative zuurder, superlative zuurst)
Declension
editDeclension of zuur | ||||
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uninflected | zuur | |||
inflected | zure | |||
comparative | zuurder | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | zuur | zuurder | het zuurst het zuurste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | zure | zuurdere | zuurste |
n. sing. | zuur | zuurder | zuurste | |
plural | zure | zuurdere | zuurste | |
definite | zure | zuurdere | zuurste | |
partitive | zuurs | zuurders | — |
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Afrikaans: suur
- Berbice Creole Dutch: siri
- Negerhollands: suur, schuur, syer
- → Indonesian: asam (semantic loan)
See also
editEtymology 2
editFrom Middle Dutch suur, from Old Dutch *sūr, from Proto-Germanic *sūrą, related to Etymology 1 above.
Noun
editzuur n (plural zuren, diminutive zuurtje n)
Derived terms
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