heur

== Dutch == === Etymology === Variant found in some dialects, especially that of Groningen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɦøːr/ === Determiner === heur (archaic or dialectal, now usually poetic or humorous) alternative form of haar (“her [own], of her”, third-person singular feminine possessive determiner) heur weelderig haar ― her luxuriant hair ==== Usage notes ==== As in the example above, it has been used in Standard Dutch chiefly to avoid the phrase haar haar (“her hair”). However, this avoidance is no longer common; when still applied today, it is typically tongue-in-cheek. === Further reading === De Nieuwe Taalgids, jaargang 21, 1927 Onze Taal: Heur haar / haar haar == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French eür~aür, from Latin augurium. Doublet of augure, which was borrowed from Latin. The non-etymological ⟨h⟩ is due to association with heure (“hour, time”). === Pronunciation === (mute h) IPA(key): /œʁ/ Rhymes: -œʁ Homophones: Eure, heure, heures, heurs, heurt, heurts === Noun === heur m (plural heurs) (dated, literary, now rare) hap, chance, fortune ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “heur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === huer, hure