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Buer
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buer bür
German
Etymology
de
Pronunciation
de /buːʁ/ [bu(ː)ɐ̯]
Proper noun
toponym
de A <<former village>>, now a quarter of Gelsenkirchen, <<c/North Rhine-Westphalia>>, <<c/Germany>>.
Low German
Alternative forms
nds Buur Bur
Etymology
From nds gml bûr. Westphalian has a phonemic diphthong /uə̯/ (from osx -u- in open syllables) with which /uː/ merges before /r/. Otherwise the spelling Buer is sometimes used in non-rhotic dialects which make no difference between syllable-final /r/ and /ər/.
Noun
m Buern nds GLG
nds in some dialects, including _ Westphalian Low Prussian nds Buur farmer, peasant; jack in cardgames
Derived terms
nds Buerdeern Buerderee Bueree Buerkind Buerndochter Buerndom Buerndörp Buernfro, Buernfru; Buersfro, Buersfru Buernhochtiet Buernhoff Buernhuus,Buernhuus Buernjung Buernkost Buernsöhn Buernverstand Buernwark Buernwiesheit buersch Buersch,Buersche Buerschop Buerspraak
see also the terms derived from Buur
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
lb /buːr/ [buə] [ˈbuː.ɐ]
lb uɐ 1
Etymology 1
From lb gmh burne, northern metathesis of lb brunne, from lb goh brunno. Cognate with de Born and de Brunnen, nl bron.
Noun
m
well water source
lb Pëtz
lb ca. 1800 Traditional Zu Arel op der Knippchen adapted to modern orthography Ech hunn deréinscht ganz waarm vum kale Buer gedronk. Hätt ech eng Schäppchen Alen, wär ech erëm um Spronk! Gläich ass de Mann bekëmmert: Hei, Mod! Schwenk du e Glas! An huel déi zënne Kännchen an zap vum beschte Faass! I drank from the cold well just now when I felt so warm. If I had a pint of the old wine, I’d be fine again! At once the husband takes charge: Hey, maid! You rinse a glass! And take the tin jug and tap from the best barrel!
Alternative forms
lb Bur superseded
Etymology 2
From lb goh bora. Cognate with nl boor, en bore.
Noun
m Buerer
drill
drill bit
Synonyms
lb Buerer
Related terms
lb bueren
lb Buermaschinn
lb Tools