Reconstruction:Old Dutch/sur

This Old Dutch entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sūr, from Proto-Germanic *sūraz. Only attested in Old Dutch toponyms.

Adjective

*sūr

  1. sour
  2. (in toponyms) marshy, covered with acidic plants, barren

Inflection

Declension of *sūr (a-stem)
strong declension
case masculine feminine neuter plural
nominative *sūr *sūr *sūr *sūra, *sūre
accusative *sūran, *sūren *sūra *sūr *sūra, *sūre
genitive *sūres *sūrero *sūres *sūrero
dative *sūrin, *sūremo *sūrero *sūrin, *sūremo *sūron
weak declension
case masculine feminine neuter plural
nominative *sūro *sūra *sūra *sūron
accusative *sūron *sūron *sūra *sūron
genitive *sūrin *sūron *sūrin *sūrono
dative *sūrin *sūron *sūrin *sūron

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: suur

References

  • “sūr”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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