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Webster 1913 Edition


Dura


Du′ra

,
Noun.
Short form for
Dura mater
.

Definition 2024


dura

dura

See also: durá, durà, and -dura

English

Noun

dura (uncountable)

  1. (anatomy) The dura mater, the outer covering of the brain and spinal cord.

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Asturian

Verb

dura

  1. third-person singular present indicative of durar
  2. second-person singular imperative of durar

Catalan

Verb

dura

  1. third-person singular present indicative form of durar
  2. second-person singular imperative form of durar

Faroese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [duːra]

Noun

dura f sg

  1. genitive singular of dyr
    uttan dura
    outside the door

Declension

f28 Plural
Indefinite Definite
Nominative dyr dyrnar
Accusative dyr dyrnar
Dative durum durunum
Genitive dura duranna

French

Verb

dura

  1. third-person singular past historic of durer

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Italian

Adjective

dura f sg

  1. feminine singular of duro

Verb

dura

  1. third-person singular present indicative of durare
  2. second-person singular present imperative of durare

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Latin

Adjective

dūra

  1. nominative feminine singular of dūrus
  2. nominative neuter plural of dūrus
  3. accusative neuter plural of dūrus
  4. vocative feminine singular of dūrus
  5. vocative neuter plural of dūrus

dūrā

  1. ablative feminine singular of dūrus

Verb

dura

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of durō

References

  • DURA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • dura in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • dura in William Smith., editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Portuguese

Adjective

dura f sg

  1. Feminine singular of adjective duro.

Verb

dura

  1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of durar
  2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of durar

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /duˈra/

Etymology 1

From Latin dolāre, present active infinitive of dolō.

Verb

a dura (third-person singular present durează, past participle durat) 1st conj.

  1. (transitive) to build (a building)
  2. to make (something)
  3. to light a fire
  4. (rare) to fashion or smooth wood
Conjugation
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Borrowing from French durer, from Latin dūrō.

Verb

a dura (third-person singular present durează, past participle durat) 1st conj.

  1. (intransitive) to last, endure
Conjugation

Spanish

Adjective

dura f sg

  1. feminine singular of duro

Verb

dura

  1. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of durar.
  2. Informal second-person singular () affirmative imperative form of durar.

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic دُرَّة (durra), a variety of parrot (Psittacus alexandri Linnaeus).

Noun

dura (n class, plural dura)

  1. parrot

Tagalog

Verb

dura

  1. to spit