Flur
German
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom 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).
Nomen
editFlur m (strong, genitive Flures or Flurs, plural Flure)
Usage notes
edit- 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
editDeclension of Flur [masculine, strong]
Related terms
editEtymology 2
editThe same as etymology 1, but secondarily distinguished per feminine gender. Modern Flur (f.) continues the original High German sense of the word.
Nomen
editFlur f (genitive Flur, plural Fluren)
- (now chiefly in compounds and idioms) farmland; field oder lea, heath
- durch Wald und Flur
- through forest and field
Declension
editDeclension of Flur [feminine]
Derived terms
edit- auf weiter Flur (usually in allein auf weiter Flur)
- Flurbereinigung
- Flurbuch
- Flurhüter
- Flurname
- Flurwächter
- Flurzwang
Further reading
edit- “Flur, Boden, Land, Feld” in Duden online
- “Flur, Raum, Wohnung, Haus” in Duden online
- “Flur” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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