steur

Afrikaans

Etymology 1

From Dutch storen, from Middle Dutch stôren, from Old Dutch *stōren, from Proto-West Germanic *staurijan.

Verb

steur (present steur, present participle steurende, past participle gesteur)

1. (reflexive) to be bothered [with aan ‘by’]
2. (transitive) to bother, to annoy

Related terms

• steuring
• steurnis

Etymology 2

From Dutch steur, from Middle Dutch store, from Old Dutch sturo, from Proto-Germanic *sturjô (“sturgeon”).

Noun

steur (plural [please provide])

1. sturgeon

Derived terms

• steurvis

Dutch

Acipenser sturio

Etymology

From Middle Dutch store, from Old Dutch sturo, from Proto-West Germanic *sturjō, from Proto-Germanic *sturjô (“sturgeon”).

Cognates include Old High German sturio and Old English styria and more remotely Russian осётр (osjótr, “sturgeon”), Lithuanian eršketras.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /støːr/

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• Rhymes: -øːr

Noun

steur m (plural steuren, diminutive steurtje n)

1. A sturgeon, fish of the genus Acipenser
2. (particularly) The European sturgeon, Acipenser sturio

   Synonyms: Europese steur, rumbus (obsolete)

Derived terms

• Atlantische steur
• Europese steur

Further reading

• Europese steur on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl
• steuren on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Anagrams

• ruste, sture