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German
Etymology
In the modern sense (18th century) via Low German from Middle Low German *ōrbār (in ōrbārheit), Middle Dutch ōrbare (“fruitful”), derived from the noun ōrbār, from Old Saxon ur- + beran (“to bear”), cognate of modern German Urbar (“urbarium”, originally “yield, benefit, fee”), which see for more. An unrelated derivation from the same noun was Upper German urbor (“liable to taxation”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
urbar (strong nominative masculine singular urbarer, not comparable)
- (of land) cultivable, arable, prepared for agricultural (or rarely silvicultural) use
Usage notes
- Principally used in the phrase urbar machen.
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