dour

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dour m sing (pl.: doureier, dourioù)

  1. (biologia) (chimica) (fisica) (geologia) acqua.
  2. (estensione) lacrime, pioggia, saliva, sudore.

Dal proto celtico *dubro- (confronta con il gallese dyfr, cornico dowr, antico irlandese dobur).
Del bretone medio dour.

  • zour (mutazione per lenizione)
  • tour (mutazione per indurimento)
  • Devri, dour su Le dictionnaire diachronique du breton

dour (comparativo dourer, more dour, superlativo dourest, most dour)

  1. cupo