jura

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See also: Jura, jurá, jurą, jūra, jūrā, and jūrą

Catalan

Verb

jura

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

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

jura f

  1. (geology) Jurassic

Declension

Further reading

  • jura”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
  • jura”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin iūra, nominative plural of iūs (law, right).

Pronunciation

Noun

jura c (singular definite juraen, not used in plural form)

  1. law (the practice and profession of law)
    Hun læser jura.
    She studies law.

Declension

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒy.ʁa/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

jura

  1. third-person singular past historic of jurer

Galician

Noun

jura f (plural juras, reintegrationist norm)

  1. reintegrationist spelling of xura

References

  • jura” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese jurar.

Verb

jura

  1. swear, promise

References

  • Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN

Latin

Noun

jūra

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of jūs

References

  • jura”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • jura”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Latvian

Noun

jura f (4th declension)

  1. Jurassic

Declension

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

jura n

  1. definite plural of jur

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

From Jura.

Pronunciation

Noun

jura f

  1. (geology, paleontology) Jurassic (period)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
noun

Further reading

  • jura in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • jura in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -uɾɐ
  • Hyphenation: ju‧ra

Etymology 1

Noun

jura f (plural juras)

  1. an oath
    Synonym: juramento

Etymology 2

Verb

jura

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

Interjection

jura

  1. really? (sarcastically indicating that something was obvious)

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin iūrāre.

Pronunciation

Verb

a jura (third-person singular present jură, past participle jurat) 1st conj.

  1. (transitive) to swear; to vow
    Synonyms: făgădui, se jurui, sufleți
  2. (reflexive) to swear up and down

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxuɾa/
  • Rhymes: -uɾa
  • Syllabification: ju‧ra

Etymology 1

Deverbal from jurar (to swear).

Noun

jura f (uncountable)

  1. oath, swearing
  2. (dated, slang, El Salvador) the police institution, especially the military police before the 1992 Peace Accords
    Synonym: (El Salvador, Northern Mexico) chota
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

jura

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

Further reading