German Low German

Alternative forms

• Buer (in some other dialects, including Low Prussian)
• Bur, bur (in some other dialects)
• bour, Bour, Bouer
• biur, Biur

Noun

Buur m ‎(pl Bure or Buren or Buurs)

1. (in many dialects, including Low Prussian) farmer
2. (in many dialects, including Low Prussian, largely historical) peasant
3. (in many dialects) jack (cards)

Derived terms

• Buurkarpe m
• Buurmargell f
• buuren, buure
• see also the terms derived from Buer

Afrikaans

Noun

buur ‎(plural bure)

1. neighbor

Related terms

• buurman

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Middle Dutch buur, from Old Dutch *būr, from Proto-Germanic *būraz ‎(“dweller, inhabitant”). See also boer.

Noun

buur m ‎(plural buren, diminutive buurtje n)

1. neighbour

Derived terms

• buurland
• buurvrouw
• buurman

Related terms

• nabuur

Maay

Noun

buur

1. mountain