dúr

Etymology

Borrowed from German Dur, from Latin durus (“hard”).^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈduːr]
• Hyphenation: dúr
• Rhymes: -uːr

Adjective

dúr (not comparable)

1. (music) major

   dúr akkord ― major chord

Noun

dúr (plural dúrok)

1. (music) a major key or scale

   D-dúr ― D major

References

Further reading

• dúr in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
• dúr in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Anagrams

• rúd

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tuːr/
• Rhymes: -uːr

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰew-r-, cognate with Russian дурь (durʹ), Ukrainian дур (dur), дура (dura). See dúra.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Danish dur, from Latin dūrus (“hard”).

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

Etymology

From Middle Irish dúr, from Latin dūrus (“hard”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ˠuːɾˠ/

Adjective

dúr (genitive singular masculine dúir, genitive singular feminine dúire, plural dúra, comparative dúire)

1. (literary) hard
   1. rigid, solid
   2. hardy, tough
   3. difficult
   4. hard to bear
   5. unfeeling
2. dour, grim, obstinate
3. dense, stupid
4. sluggish

Mutation

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 dúr”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “dúr”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 270
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dúr”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dūrus (“hard”).

Adjective

dúr (comparative dúru, superlative duirem)

1. rigid, hard, solid
2. difficult
3. hard to bear
4. strict, austere
5. hardy, resolute
6. unfeeling, dour, obdurate

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 dúr”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language