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zuur.

sour

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adj/zyr/[zyːr][zyər]

  1. sour

  2. acidic

  3. peevish, humorless, fretful

    figuratively · informal
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch suur, from Old Dutch *sūr, from Proto-West Germanic *sūr, from Proto-Germanic *sūraz. Cognate with Low German suur, West Frisian soer, German sauer, English sour, Danish sur.

noun/zyr/[zyːr][zyər]

  1. acid

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch suur, from Old Dutch *sūr, from Proto-Germanic *sūrą, related to Etymology 1 above.

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