"nur" meaning in German

See nur in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /nuːɐ̯/ Audio: De-nur fcm.ogg [Germany], De-at-nur.ogg [Austria]
Rhymes: -uːɐ̯ Etymology: From late Middle High German nuor, contracted from older niwer, newære, from Old High German niwāri, ni wāri (“were it not”). Cognate with Yiddish נאָר (nor), Dutch maar, Old English nǣre. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|nuor}} Middle High German nuor, {{m|gmh|niwer}} niwer, {{m|gmh|newære}} newære, {{inh|de|goh|niwāri}} Old High German niwāri, {{m|goh|ni wāri||were it not}} ni wāri (“were it not”), {{cog|yi|נאָר}} Yiddish נאָר (nor), {{cog|nl|maar}} Dutch maar, {{cog|ang|nǣre}} Old English nǣre Head templates: {{head|de|adverb||||am {{{2}}}|head=|sort=}} nur, {{de-adv}} nur
  1. only, just, merely, simply Synonyms: bloß, allein
    Sense id: en-nur-de-adv-UwRjF4Zo
  2. ever; at all Synonyms: immer, überhaupt
    Sense id: en-nur-de-adv-hJnUN2VB Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 0 0
  3. however, though Synonyms: allerdings, jedoch
    Sense id: en-nur-de-adv-x6redyVE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nur mehr, nurmehr, nur nicht, nur noch, nur zu

Conjunction

IPA: /nuːɐ̯/ Audio: De-nur fcm.ogg [Germany], De-at-nur.ogg [Austria]
Rhymes: -uːɐ̯ Etymology: From late Middle High German nuor, contracted from older niwer, newære, from Old High German niwāri, ni wāri (“were it not”). Cognate with Yiddish נאָר (nor), Dutch maar, Old English nǣre. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|nuor}} Middle High German nuor, {{m|gmh|niwer}} niwer, {{m|gmh|newære}} newære, {{inh|de|goh|niwāri}} Old High German niwāri, {{m|goh|ni wāri||were it not}} ni wāri (“were it not”), {{cog|yi|נאָר}} Yiddish נאָר (nor), {{cog|nl|maar}} Dutch maar, {{cog|ang|nǣre}} Old English nǣre Head templates: {{head|de|conjunction}} nur
  1. (chiefly colloquial) but Tags: colloquial Synonyms: aber
    Sense id: en-nur-de-conj-zcKZN4hx

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          "english": "I’ll help you wherever I can.",
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uːɐ̯"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-nur fcm.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/60/De-nur_fcm.ogg/De-nur_fcm.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/De-nur_fcm.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Germany"
      ],
      "text": "audio (Germany)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-at-nur.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/cb/De-at-nur.ogg/De-at-nur.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/De-at-nur.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Austria"
      ],
      "text": "audio (Austria)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nur"
}

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