"figuur" meaning in Dutch

See figuur in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fiˈɣyːr/ Audio: Nl-figuur.ogg Forms: figuren [plural], figuurtje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -yr Etymology: From Middle Dutch figure f, borrowed from Old French figure, borrowed from Latin figura. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|figure|g=f}} Middle Dutch figure f, {{der|nl|fro|figure}} Old French figure, {{der|nl|la|figura}} Latin figura Head templates: {{nl-noun|n,f|-en|+}} figuur n or f (plural figuren, diminutive figuurtje n)
  1. figure, shape Tags: feminine, neuter
    Sense id: en-figuur-nl-noun-1-0TeUMW Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50
  2. figure, person Tags: feminine, neuter
    Sense id: en-figuur-nl-noun-zFqBt9l1 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bijfiguur, figuurlijk, hoofdfiguur, spilfiguur, vaderfiguur

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bijfiguur"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "figuurlijk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "hoofdfiguur"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "spilfiguur"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vaderfiguur"
    }
  ],
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      "lang_code": "dcr",
      "word": "figuur"
    }
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
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        "1": "nl",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "figure"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French figure",
      "name": "der"
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    {
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        "2": "la",
        "3": "figura"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin figura",
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "figuren",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "figuurtje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "3": "+"
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      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
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        "fi",
        "guur"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
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  "senses": [
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          "_dis": "50 50",
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    },
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/fiˈɣyːr/"
    },
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    },
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    "Dutch neuter nouns",
    "Dutch nouns",
    "Dutch nouns with multiple genders",
    "Dutch nouns with plural in -en",
    "Dutch terms derived from Latin",
    "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Old French",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/yr",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/yr/2 syllables"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "bijfiguur"
    },
    {
      "word": "figuurlijk"
    },
    {
      "word": "hoofdfiguur"
    },
    {
      "word": "spilfiguur"
    },
    {
      "word": "vaderfiguur"
    }
  ],
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      ],
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    },
    {
      "lang": "Negerhollands",
      "lang_code": "dcr",
      "word": "figuur"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "dum",
        "3": "figure",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "figure"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French figure",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "figura"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin figura",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch figure f, borrowed from Old French figure, borrowed from Latin figura.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "figuren",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "figuurtje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "2": "-en",
        "3": "+"
      },
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      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "fi",
        "guur"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "figure, shape"
      ],
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        [
          "figure",
          "figure"
        ]
      ],
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        "feminine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "figure, person"
      ],
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        "feminine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/fiˈɣyːr/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-yr"
    },
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      "audio": "Nl-figuur.ogg",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "figuur"
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