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sur.

sour (having the characteristic taste of for example a lemon or vinegar)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

adj/sʉːr/

  1. sour (having the characteristic taste of for example a lemon or vinegar)

  2. sour (rancid)

    sur mjölk

  3. acidic

    sur jord

  4. angry, annoyed

    Jag blir så jäkla sur när han gör så där

  5. bad, sour (of a feeling or the like)

    Det känns surt att vi förlorade

  6. wet, damp (of something that should be dry)

    sura strumpor
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish sūr, from Old Norse súrr, from Proto-Germanic *sūraz, from Proto-Indo-European *súHros.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.