Complete Definition of "bur"

English

Noun
en-noun

  1. A rough, prickly husk around the seeds or fruit of some plants
  2. Any of several plants having such husks
  3. A rotary cutting implement having a selection of variously shaped heads

Danish

Noun
bur n

  1. cage

Category:Danish nouns


Istro-Romanian

Etymology
From L.|ruo term|bonus|lang=la.

Adjective
infl|ruo|adjective|g=m|feminine|bur�|neuter|buro

  1. good

Norwegian

Noun
no-noun-n1|bur

  1. cage

Old English

Etymology
From Germanic *būraz. Cognate with Old Saxon bur#Old Saxon|būr, Old High German bur#Old High German|būr (German Bauer �birdcage�), Old Norse búr (Swedish bur#Swedish|bur).

Pronunciation
IPA|/bu:r/

Noun
unicode|būr m

  1. private chamber, room

Descendants
English: bower

Category:Old English nouns


Old High German

Etymology
Common Germanic *buraz

Noun
būr m

  1. peasant
  2. quarters

Category:Old High German nouns


Swedish

Pronunciation
audio|Sv-en bur.ogg|audio

Noun
sv-noun|gender=Common|bur|buren|burar|burarna|burs|burens|burars|burarnas
bur c

  1. cage

Category:Swedish nouns

es:bur
fr:bur
io:bur
pl:bur
pt:bur
ru:bur
fi:bur
te:bur
vi:bur
tr:bur
zh:bur

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