Gur

Appendix:Variations of "gur" English Proper noun A language family, a subfamily of Niger-Congo, spoken in the Sahel and the African savanna Adjective - Of or relating to this language family. en Language families German Alternative forms de Guhr archaic, de Gühr Gür obsolete Etymology 16th century, from a de gmh *gur(e), *gür(e). Comparable with nl geur smell, scent, nl gier manure, gml gȫre fermentation, strong odour, ang gyr mud. Probably related with goh gor n dung, en gore, from gem-pro *gurą, but hardly directly from it. Dialectally attested as gmw-cfr Jür, Jur, Gur f fermentation, flavour of wine, gsw Gur m manure. The geological sense is from the East Central German mining regions. The further origin of these words is uncertain. Possibly from the root of de gären to ferment, en yeast, but the semantic connection may also be due to secondary association. Pronunciation de /ɡuːr/ [ɡu(ː)ɐ̯] Noun f.sg de geology mining mud leaking from decomposing rock, a deposit thereof, guhr de obsolete or dialectal fermentation of wine or beer Declension f.sg Derived terms de Kieselgur diatomaceous earth Descendants en 1 guhr