Flur

flur flùr German Pronunciation de /fluːr/ [flu(ː)ɐ̯] de De-Flur.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de uːɐ̯ 1 Etymology 1 de ine-pro *pleh₂- From de gmh vluor, from de goh fluor, from de gem-pro *flōraz. The word chiefly meant “arable land” in High German (see etymology 2). The modern sense was influenced or reinforced by de gml vlōr. Cognate with nl vloer, en floor (from ang flōr). Noun m,(e)s de chiefly Germany hall, hallway, corridor, stairwell de Diele Gang Korridor Vorzimmer de Wir warten im Flur. We're waiting in the hallway. de Sie wohnen auf demselben Flur. They live on the same corridor. Usage notes Flur can refer both to a part of a house that connects different units, and to a part of an apartment that connects different rooms. The former can be specified as de Hausflur or de Gang, the latter can be specified as de Diele, de Gang, de Korridor, or de Wohnungsflur. Unlike its English cognate en floor, the German word means neither “storey” nor “ground”. Declension m,(e)s Related terms de Hausflur, de Wohnungsflur de Flurfunk, de Flurbeleuchtung Etymology 2 The same as etymology 1, but secondarily distinguished per feminine gender. Modern Flur (f.) continues the original High German sense of the word. Noun f de now chiefly in compounds and idioms farmland; field or lea, heath de durch Wald und Flur through forest and field Declension f Derived terms de de auf weiter Flur (usually in de allein auf weiter Flur) Flurbereinigung Flurbuch Flurhüter Flurname Flurwächter Flurzwang Further reading Flur_Boden_Land_Feld Flur, Boden, Land, Feld Flur_Raum_Wohnung_Haus Flur, Raum, Wohnung, Haus de Rooms