Flur

See also: flur and flùr

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fluːr/, [flu(ː)ɐ̯]
• Rhymes: -uːɐ̯

Etymology 1

From Middle High German vluor, from Old High German fluor, from Proto-Germanic *flōraz.

The word chiefly meant “arable land” in High German (see etymology 2). The modern sense was influenced or reinforced by Middle Low German vlōr. Cognate with Dutch vloer, English floor (from Old English flōr).

Noun

Flur m (strong, genitive Flures or Flurs, plural Flure)

1. hall, hallway, corridor, stairwell

   Synonyms: Diele, Korridor, Vorzimmer

   Wir warten im Flur.

   We're waiting in the hallway.

   Sie wohnen auf demselben Flur.

   They live on the same corridor.

Usage notes

• Flur can refer both to a part of a house that connects different units, and to a part of an apartment that connects different rooms. The former can be specified as Hausflur, the latter can be specified as Diele, Korridor, or Wohnungsflur.
• Unlike its English cognate floor, the German word means neither “storey” nor “ground”.

Declension

Declension of Flur [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Flur	die	Flure
genitive	eines	des	Flures, Flurs	der	Flure
dative	einem	dem	Flur, Flure1	den	Fluren
accusative	einen	den	Flur	die	Flure

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

• Hausflur, Wohnungsflur
• Flurfunk, Flurbeleuchtung

Etymology 2

The same as etymology 1, but secondarily distinguished per feminine gender. Modern Flur (f.) continues the original High German sense of the word.

Noun

Flur f (genitive Flur, plural Fluren)

1. (now chiefly in compounds and idioms) farmland; field or lea, heath

   durch Wald und Flur

   through forest and field

Declension

Declension of Flur [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Flur	die	Fluren
genitive	einer	der	Flur	der	Fluren
dative	einer	der	Flur	den	Fluren
accusative	eine	die	Flur	die	Fluren

Derived terms

• auf weiter Flur (usually in allein auf weiter Flur)
• Flurbereinigung
• Flurbuch
• Flurhüter
• Flurname
• Flurwächter
• Flurzwang

Further reading

• “Flur, Boden, Land, Feld” in Duden online
• “Flur, Raum, Wohnung, Haus” in Duden online
• “Flur” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache