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Franco-Provençal
Etymology
Inherited from Latin sēcūrus.
Adjective
sûr (feminine sûra, masculine plural sûrs, feminine plural sûres) (ORB large)
- safe, secure
- certain, sure
Derived terms
References
- sûr in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
- sûr in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French sceur, from Old French seür, inherited from Latin sēcūrus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
sûr (feminine sûre or sure, masculine plural sûrs or surs, feminine plural sûres or sures)
- sure, certain
- trustworthy
- safe
- Synonym: (Canada) sécuritaire
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
Friulian
Etymology 1
From Latin soror.
Noun
sûr f (plural sûrs)
- sister
See also
Etymology 2
From Vulgar Latin *suberum, from Latin sūber, sūberem. Compare Venetian suro, Italian sughero.
Noun
sûr m (plural sûrs)
- cork
- cork oak
Northern Kurdish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Arabic سور (sūr, “rampart”).
Noun
sûr f
- citywall, rampart
Etymology 2
From Proto-Indo-European *sūr-. Compare Persian شور, Lithuanian sūrus, Russian соль (solʹ), English sour.
Adjective
sûr (Arabic spelling سوور)
- salty