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dúr.

nap (short period of sleep)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈtuːr]
  1. nap (short period of sleep)

    masculine
  2. a short break

    masculine
  3. a short while

    masculine
Where this word comes from

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

noun[ˈtuːr]
  1. a major key or scale

    masculine
Where this word comes from

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

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