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Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /styr/
- Hyphenation: stuur
- Rhymes: -yr
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch stier, stuur, from the root of Etymology 2 below. For the obsolete sense “tax”, compare German Steuer; the original meaning was "support."
Noun
stuur n (plural sturen, diminutive stuurtje n)
- a steering device, notably a steering wheel in a vehicle or handlebars on a bicycle
- (figuratively) (used absolutely, with the definite article: het stuur) Control
- (obsolete) a tax, a levy
- Synonyms: belasting, taks
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Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
stuur
- inflection of sturen:
- first-person singular present indicative
- (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
- imperative
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