düür

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• deier (Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

From Old High German (*)diuri, northern variant of tiuri, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dyə̯/
• Homophone: Dür (may be distinguished by tone)

Adjective

düür (masculine düüre, feminine düür, comparative düürer or düürter, superlative et düürste or düürtste)

1. (Ripuarian) expensive
   • 1993, “Op dem Maat”‎^[1]performed by De Räuber:

     En Maatfrau schreit us voller Bross: „D’r Koppschlot drei Mark vier!“
     Met Lüüs un Schnecke inklusiv, dat es doch nit ze düür.

     A market woman is shouting at the top of her voice: “A head of lettuce three marks and four [dimes]!”
     With lice and snails included, that’s really not too expensive.