steur

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Etymology 1

From Dutch storen, from Middle Dutch stôren, from Old Dutch *stōren, from Proto-West Germanic *staurijan.

Verb

steur (present steur, present participle steurende, past participle gesteur)

  1. (reflexive) to be bothered
  2. (transitive) to bother, to annoy
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Etymology 2

From Dutch steur, from Middle Dutch store, from Old Dutch sturo, from Proto-Germanic *sturjô (“sturgeon”).

Noun

steur (plural )

  1. sturgeon
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Dutch

Acipenser sturio

Etymology

From Middle Dutch store, from Old Dutch sturo, from Proto-West Germanic *sturjō, from Proto-Germanic *sturjô (“sturgeon”). Of obscure origin, but possibly related to the root of stir. Other theories trace it to a lost pre-Indo European language of Scandinavia. Cognates include Old High German sturio and Old English styria and more remotely Russian осётр (osjótr, “sturgeon”), Lithuanian eršketras.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /støːr/
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  • Rhymes: -øːr

Noun

steur m (plural steuren, diminutive steurtje n)

  1. A sturgeon, fish of the genus Acipenser
  2. (particularly) The European sturgeon, Acipenser sturio
    Synonyms: Europese steur, rumbus (obsolete)

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