huur

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• (traditional) IPA^(key): /ɦyr/, [ɦyːr]
• (more common) IPA^(key): [ɦiːr]

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Noun

huur (uncountable)

1. rent

Verb

huur (present huur, present participle huurende, past participle gehuur)

1. rent

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with uur.

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦyr/, [ɦyːr]

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• Rhymes: -yr

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch hûre, from Old Dutch *hūra, from Proto-West Germanic *hūʀiju.

Noun

huur c (plural huren, diminutive huurtje n)

1. renting, hiring
2. rent

   De huur van het appartement is inclusief alle nutsvoorzieningen. ― The rent of the apartment includes all utilities.

Derived terms

• huurcontract
• huurling
• huurmoordenaar
• huurovereenkomst
• middenhuur
• onderhuur
• sociale huur

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: huur
• Negerhollands: huur
• → Papiamentu: hür
• → Sranan Tongo: yuru (see there for further descendants)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

huur

1. inflection of huren:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Gabrielino-Fernandeño

Etymology

Compare Cahuilla hul (“bow”)

Noun

huur

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