sur
Meaning
sour, acid; wet; sulky; surly
In Swedish: som innehåller syra, syrlig
Forms
| Basic form | sur | with en-words |
|---|---|---|
| Neuter | surt | with ett-words |
| Plural and definite | sura | plural nouns, and after den / det / de |
| Comparative | surare | “-er”, “more …” |
| Superlative | surast | “-est”, “most …” |
Practise sur
1 / 1What does sur mean?
sur in a sentence
- mjölken hade blivit surthe milk had gone (turned) sour
- kläderna var alldeles sura efter promenaden i regnetour clothes were wet through after our walk in the rain
- Vad är du sur för?Why are you sulking?
- sura minersulky expressions
- sur mjölksour milk
- sur jordacidic soil
- Det känns surt att vi förloradeIt feels bad that we lost
Expressions
- göra livet surt ("obehagligt") för någonmake life unpleasant for sby
Words built with sur
- surdeg sourdough, leaven
- surkål sauerkraut
Questions
What does sur mean in English?
sur means “sour, acid, wet”.
Similar words
puttpurkentjurigbutterlackmissnöjd
Origin
From Old Swedish sūr, from Old Norse súrr, from Proto-Germanic *sūraz, from Proto-Indo-European *súHros.
Nearby common words
sur is number 1,908 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary

