Flur

See also: flur and flùr

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fluːr/, [flu(ː)ɐ̯]
  • Rhymes: -uːɐ̯

Etymology 1

From Middle High German vluor, from Old High German fluor, from Proto-Germanic *flōraz.

The word chiefly meant “arable land” in High German (see etymology 2). The modern sense was influenced or reinforced by Middle Low German vlōr. Cognate with Dutch vloer, English floor (from Old English flōr).

Noun

Flur m (strong, genitive Flures or Flurs, plural Flure)

  1. hall, hallway, corridor, stairwell
    Synonyms: Diele, Korridor, Vorzimmer
    Wir warten im Flur.
    We're waiting in the hallway.
    Sie wohnen auf demselben Flur.
    They live on the same corridor.
Usage notes
  • Flur can refer both to a part of a house that connects different units, and to a part of an apartment that connects different rooms. The former can be specified as Hausflur, the latter can be specified as Diele, Korridor, or Wohnungsflur.
  • Unlike its English cognate floor, the German word means neither “storey” nor “ground”.
Declension
Declension of Flur [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Flur die Flure
genitive eines des Flures, Flurs der Flure
dative einem dem Flur, Flure1 den Fluren
accusative einen den Flur die Flure

1Now rare, see notes.

Etymology 2

The same as etymology 1, but secondarily distinguished per feminine gender. Modern Flur (f.) continues the original High German sense of the word.

Noun

Flur f (genitive Flur, plural Fluren)

  1. (now chiefly in compounds and idioms) farmland; field or lea, heath
    durch Wald und Flur
    through forest and field
Declension
Declension of Flur [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Flur die Fluren
genitive einer der Flur der Fluren
dative einer der Flur den Fluren
accusative eine die Flur die Fluren
Derived terms
  • auf weiter Flur (usually in allein auf weiter Flur)
  • Flurbereinigung
  • Flurbuch
  • Flurhüter
  • Flurname
  • Flurwächter
  • Flurzwang

Further reading
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