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Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch duur.
Pronunciation
Adjective
duur (attributive duur or (seldom) dure, comparative duurder, superlative duurste)
- expensive
Inflection
Inflection of duur
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predicative
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attributive
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independent
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partitive
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| singular
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plural
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| positive
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duur
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duur, dure
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dure
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dures
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duurs
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| comparative
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duurder
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duurdere
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duurderes
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duurders
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| superlative
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duurste
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duurstes
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Descendants
References
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch diere, dure, from Old Dutch diuri, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz. Doublet of dier.
Adjective
duur (comparative duurder, superlative duurst)
- expensive, dear
De duurste Stradivarius is 'The Hammer' die in 2006 $3,5 miljoen opleverde.- The most expensive Stradivarius is 'The Hammer', which went for $3.5 million in 2006.
Declension
Descendants
Etymology 2
From duren.
Noun
duur m (uncountable)
- duration
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
duur
- inflection of duren:
- first-person singular present indicative
- (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
- imperative
Anagrams
Somali
Noun
duur ?
- forest