stur

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stur (third-person singular simple present sturs, present participle sturring, simple past and past participle sturred)

1. (largely obsolete) Alternative spelling of stir

• RTUs, Rust, UTRs, rust, ruts, turs

• sturu

Uncertain. Possibly from Latin stylus, stilus. Compare Romanian stur. Cf. also Albanian shtyllë.

stur n

1. pillar, column
2. post

• sturusescu

• stil, durec

From Latin stāre, present active infinitive of stō.

stur (past participle stut)

1. to be

Its past participle is used as an auxiliary verb with saite.

From Old Norse stórr, from Proto-Germanic *stōraz. Cognate with Swedish stor.

stur

1. big, large

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Via German Low German stūr from Middle Low German stūr, stūre, ultimately from the root of stehen (“to stand”).

The word is first attested in standard German in the 19th century, but speedily became part of the core vocabulary. Cognate with Dutch stoer (itself a form of dialectal origin), Swedish stursk and with Old High German stūr, stūri, stiuri (“strong, big, stately, proud”). Outside of Germanic, cognate with Sanskrit स्थूर (sthūra, “strong, large, thick”).

• IPA^(key): /ʃtuːɐ̯/
• Rhymes: -uːɐ̯

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stur (strong nominative masculine singular sturer, comparative sturer, superlative am stursten)

1. stubborn

   Synonyms: dickköpfig, eigensinnig

• Sturheit
• Sturkopf

• Steuer

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From Old Norse stórr, from Proto-Germanic *stōraz.

stur

1. big
2. tall

Uncertain. Possibly from Latin stylus, stilus.

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stur m (plural sturi)

1. (rare, dated) icicle

   Synonym: țurțur

2. (rare, dated, regional) low quality salt that is disposed of
3. (rare, dated, regional) soot, lampblack

   Synonym: funingine

4. (rare, dated, regional) slag, dross

   Synonym: zgură