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See also: PUR, pür, and pur-

English

Noun

pur (plural purs)

  1. Dated form of purr (“low murmuring sound as of a cat”).
    • 1895, Jacob Mendes Da Costa, Medical diagnosis, page 294:
      The first — called by Laennec, from its resemblance to the pur of a cat, the purring tremor — is nearly always indicative of a valvular lesion. The second is caused by the to-and-fro motion of a roughened pericardium.

Verb

pur (third-person singular simple present purs, present participle purring, simple past and past participle purred)

  1. Dated form of purr
    • a. 1828, John Gardiner Calkins Brainard, On Connecticut River
      And there the wild-cat purs amid her brood.
    • 1840, The Visitor: Or, Monthly Instructor, page 182:
      It appears to me, past all doubt, that its [the goatsucker's] notes are formed by organic impulse, by the parts of its windpipe formed for sound, just as cats pur.

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Anagrams

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German būre, gibūre, from Old High German gibūro, from būr (“peasant”). Cognate with German Bauer, Dutch buur, English bower.

Noun

pur m

  1. (Gressoney, Carcoforo) farmer

References

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan pur, from Latin pūrus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

pur (feminine pura, masculine plural purs, feminine plural pures)

  1. pure
  2. not contaminated
  3. innocent
  4. authentic, genuine

Antonyms

Derived terms

References

Cornish

Etymology

From Latin pūrus (“pure”)

Pronunciation

  • (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA(key): /pyːr/
  • (Revived Late Cornish) IPA(key): /piːr/

Adjective

pur

  1. pure, absolute

Adverb

pur (triggers soft mutation)

  1. very

Mutation

  Mutation of pur  
Cornish consonant mutation
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
pur bur fur unchanged unchanged unchanged

Cypriot Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic بُور (būr).

Adjective

pur

  1. fallow, uncultivated

References

  • Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 168

Dalmatian

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin pāret, third person singular present active indicative of pareō.

Verb

pur

  1. to appear

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French pur, from Old French pur, from Latin pūrus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

pur (feminine pure, masculine plural purs, feminine plural pures)

  1. pure (unspoilt)
  2. pure (undiluted)

Derived terms

Further reading

German

Etymology

From Late Middle High German pūr (14th c.), from Latin pūrus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

pur (strong nominative masculine singular purer, comparative purer, superlative am pursten)

  1. pure, mere, sheer (nothing other than)
    Synonyms: rein, blank, bloß, schier
    Die pure Verzweiflung hat ihn dazu getrieben.
    It was pure despair that drove him into it.
    Köstliche Häppchen und erstklassiger Wein sorgten für Genuss pur.
    Delicious snacks and first-class wine ensured pure, unadulterated pleasure.
  2. pure (not mixed with another ingredient)
    Synonyms: rein, unverdünnt, unvermischt
    Er trinkt puren Wodka.
    He drinks pure vodka.
    Er trinkt Wodka pur.
    He drinks vodka straight.
  3. (rare) pure (not polluted or sullied)
    Synonyms: rein, sauber, schadstofffrei, unverdorben

Usage notes

  • As a more flexible equivalent for English pure use the adjective rein, especially in moral and other figurative senses.
  • Due to the semantic constraints, the compared forms, especially the comparative purer, are infrequent.
  • Pur may at times be postpositioned, especially when the noun has no article or determiner with it. This use has been generalised from the context of food and drink, where it is also found with some other adjectives (e.g. Kaffee schwarz for schwarzer Kaffee).

Declension

Positive forms of pur
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist pur sie ist pur es ist pur sie sind pur
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative purer pure pures pure
genitive puren purer puren purer
dative purem purer purem puren
accusative puren pure pures pure
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der pure die pure das pure die puren
genitive des puren der puren des puren der puren
dative dem puren der puren dem puren den puren
accusative den puren die pure das pure die puren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein purer eine pure ein pures (keine) puren
genitive eines puren einer puren eines puren (keiner) puren
dative einem puren einer puren einem puren (keinen) puren
accusative einen puren eine pure ein pures (keine) puren
Comparative forms of pur
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist purer sie ist purer es ist purer sie sind purer
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative purerer purere pureres purere
genitive pureren purerer pureren purerer
dative purerem purerer purerem pureren
accusative pureren purere pureres purere
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der purere die purere das purere die pureren
genitive des pureren der pureren des pureren der pureren
dative dem pureren der pureren dem pureren den pureren
accusative den pureren die purere das purere die pureren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein purerer eine purere ein pureres (keine) pureren
genitive eines pureren einer pureren eines pureren (keiner) pureren
dative einem pureren einer pureren einem pureren (keinen) pureren
accusative einen pureren eine purere ein pureres (keine) pureren
Superlative forms of pur
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist am pursten sie ist am pursten es ist am pursten sie sind am pursten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative purster purste purstes purste
genitive pursten purster pursten purster
dative purstem purster purstem pursten
accusative pursten purste purstes purste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der purste die purste das purste die pursten
genitive des pursten der pursten des pursten der pursten
dative dem pursten der pursten dem pursten den pursten
accusative den pursten die purste das purste die pursten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein purster eine purste ein purstes (keine) pursten
genitive eines pursten einer pursten eines pursten (keiner) pursten
dative einem pursten einer pursten einem pursten (keinen) pursten
accusative einen pursten eine purste ein purstes (keine) pursten

Further reading

  • “pur” in Duden online
  • “pur” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Interlingua

Adjective

pur (comparative plus pur, superlative le plus pur)

  1. pure

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpur/
  • Rhymes: -ur
  • Hyphenation: pùr

Adverb

pur (apocopated)

  1. Apocopic form of pure

Conjunction

pur (apocopated)

  1. Apocopic form of pure

Norman

Etymology

From Old French pur, from Latin pūrus.

Adjective

pur m

  1. (Jersey) pure

Derived terms

Old French

Etymology 1

From Latin pūrus.

Adjective

pur m (oblique and nominative feminine singular pure)

  1. pure
Declension
Declension of pur
Number Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Subject purs pure pur
Oblique pur pure pur
Plural Subject pur pures pur
Oblique purs pures pur
Descendants

Etymology 2

See por

Preposition

pur

  1. Alternative form of por

Romanian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin pūrus, French pur.

Adjective

pur m or n (feminine singular pură, masculine plural puri, feminine and neuter plural pure)

  1. pure, clean, clear
  2. mere
Declension
Declension of pur
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite pur pură puri pure
definite purul pura purii purele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite pur pure puri pure
definite purului purei purilor purelor

See also

Etymology 2

Variant of por. Probably from Latin porrum.

Noun

pur m (plural puri)

  1. sand leek (Allium rotundum)
  2. serpent's garlic (Allium victorialis)
Declension
Declension of pur
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) pur purul (niște) puri purii
genitive/dative (unui) pur purului (unor) puri purilor
vocative purule purilor

Romansch

Etymology 1

From Latin pūrus.

Alternative forms

Adjective

pur m (feminine singular pura, masculine plural purs, feminine plural puras) (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran)

  1. pure
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Of Germanic origin, cognate with German Bauer, Dutch boer.

Noun

pur m (plural purs) (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Puter)

  1. peasant, farmer
  2. (chess) pawn
Alternative forms

See also

Chess pieces in Romansch · figuras da schah (layout · text)
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retg dama tur currider chaval pur

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pūrus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

pur (not comparable)

  1. (somewhat dated) pure
    pur glädje
    pure joy

Declension

Inflection of pur
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular pur — —
Neuter singular purt — —
Plural pura — —
Masculine plural3 pure — —
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 pure — —
All pura — —
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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Further reading

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh pur, from Proto-Brythonic *pʉr, from Latin pūrus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

pur (feminine singular pur, plural purion, equative pured, comparative purach, superlative puraf)

  1. pure, unadulterated
    Synonym: têr
  2. undefiled, chaste

Derived terms

  • amhur (“impure”, adjective)
  • purdeb m (“purity”)
  • purlan (“pure, holy”, adjective)
  • puro (“purify”, verb)

Adverb

pur

  1. somewhat, fairly

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
pur bur mhur phur
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pur”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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