dura

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈdjʊə.ɹə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈd(j)ʊɹ.ə/
• Rhymes: -ʊəɹə

Etymology 1

Ellipsis of dura mater.

Noun

dura (plural durae)

1. (anatomy) Ellipsis of dura mater..

Etymology 2

Borrowing from Arabic ذُرَة (ḏura, “Indian millet”).

Noun

dura (usually uncountable, plural duras)

1. Alternative form of durra.
   • 1914, Omar Orlando Churchill, Forage and Silage Crops for Oklahoma, page 10:

     Kafir makes better forage than the duras.

See also

• pietra dura (etymologically unrelated)

References

• “dura”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “dura”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• Adur, Daru, Daur, duar, urad

Asturian

Verb

dura

1. third-person singular present indicative of durar
2. second-person singular imperative of durar

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic)
• IPA^(key): (Valencian)

Verb

dura

1. inflection of durar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Dharug

Noun

dura

1. mosquito

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Noun

dura f sg

1. genitive singular of dyr

   uttan dura ― outside the door

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dy.ʁa/

Verb

dura

1. third-person singular past historic of durer

Anagrams

• ardu

Galician

Etymology 1

Adjective

dura

1. feminine singular of duro

Etymology 2

Verb

dura

1. inflection of durar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdu.ra/
• Rhymes: -ura
• Hyphenation: dù‧ra

Etymology 1

Adjective

dura f sg

1. feminine singular of duro

Etymology 2

Verb

dura

1. inflection of durare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• udrà

Latin

Adjective

dūra

1. inflection of dūrus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

dūrā

1. ablative feminine singular of dūrus

Verb

dūrā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of dūrō

References

• dura in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• “dura”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “dura”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Lombard

Alternative forms

• düra (Modern orthography)

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Milan) IPA^(key): /ˈdyːra/

Adjective

dura (Classical Milanese orthography)

1. singular feminine of dur

Malay

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit दूर (dūra).

Adjective

dura (Jawi spelling دورا)

1. far

   Synonym: jauh

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Adjective

dura (Jawi spelling دورا)

1. restless, anxious

   Synonyms: gelisah, runsing

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “دورا doera”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 128
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “دور dura”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 96
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “dura”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 291

Further reading

• “dura” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic دَوْرَة (dawra). Doublet of dawra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈduː.ra/

Noun

dura f (plural duri or duriet)

1. a hut used by hunters and birdcatchers as a watching place

Occitan

Pronunciation

• Audio (Béarn)

  (file)

Adjective

dura

1. feminine singular of dur

Old Norse

Noun

dura

1. genitive plural of dyrr

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: du‧ra
• Rhymes: -uɾɐ

Adjective

dura

1. feminine singular of duro

Verb

dura

1. inflection of durar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /duˈra/

• Audio

  (file)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin dolāre, present active infinitive of dolō.

Verb

a dura (third-person singular present durează, past participle durat) 1st conj.

1. (transitive) to build (a building)

   Synonyms: construi, clădi, zidi

2. to make (something)
3. to light a fire

   Synonym: aprinde

4. (rare) to fashion or smooth wood

   Synonym: ciopli

Conjugation

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French durer, from Latin dūrō, dūrāre.

Verb

a dura (third-person singular present durează, past participle durat) 1st conj.

1. (intransitive) to last, endure

Conjugation

Related terms

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈduɾa/
• Rhymes: -uɾa
• Syllabification: du‧ra

Adjective

dura

1. feminine singular of duro

Verb

dura

1. inflection of durar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic دُرَّة (durra), a variety of parrot (Psittacus alexandri Linnaeus).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

  (file)

Noun

dura (n class, plural dura)

1. parrot

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• lura

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ludaq, from Proto-Austronesian *ludaq. Compare Malay ludah and Tausug lura.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /duˈɾaʔ/,
• Hyphenation: du‧ra

Noun

durâ (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜇ)

1. spit; sputum; spittle
2. spitting (of one's saliva)

   Synonym: pagdura

Derived terms

See also