futur

futur

See also: Futur

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French futur. Doublet of future.

Noun

futur (plural futurs)

  1. (archaic) A fiancé.
    • 1863, The New Monthly Magazine and Humorist, volume 127, page 492:
      In the Memoirs of Madame d'Epinay, there is a capital story, how a betrothed girl was introduced to her futur without her knowledge, and how much time was granted her to learn to know and love him.
    • 1877, Charlotte Louisa H. Dempster, Blue Roses; or, Helen Malinofska's marriage, page 20:
      If you, gracious mistress, will trust yourself to Mariette, I stake my daughter's life on your safety. Her futur, Joseph Abramovitch, is ready to take you away, dressed as his sister.

Albanian

Participle

futur

  1. past participle of fut

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin futurus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [fuˈtur]
  • Audio (Catalonia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -uɾ

Adjective

futur (feminine futura, masculine plural futurs, feminine plural futures)

  1. future

Noun

futur m (plural futurs)

  1. future
  2. (grammar) future (tense)

Further reading

French

Etymology

    Borrowed from Latin futūrus.

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    futur (feminine future, masculine plural futurs, feminine plural futures)

    1. future

    Noun

    futur m (plural futurs)

    1. (sometimes proscribed) future (what will happen)
      Synonym: avenir
      Le futur nous donnera la réponse.The future will give us the answer.
    2. (grammar) future, future tense
      Le verbe manger à la deuxième personne du singulier du futur simple donne: Tu mangeras.
      The verb manger, in the second person singular future simple becomes: Tu mangeras (You will eat).

    Derived terms

    Further reading

    Indonesian

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈfutur/ [ˈfu.t̪ʊr]
    • Rhymes: -utur
    • Syllabification: fu‧tur

    Etymology 1

    From Arabic فُطُور (fuṭūr).

    Noun

    futur

    1. (uncommon) iftar meal; breakfast

    Etymology 2

    From Arabic فُتُور (futūr).

    Noun

    futur

    1. the feeling of lazy to do worship

    Further reading

    Maltese

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Sicilian futuru and/or Italian futuro, both from Latin futurum.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /fuˈtuːr/
    • Rhymes: -uːr

    Noun

    futur m

    1. future
      Synonym: ġejjieni
      Antonyms: mgħoddi, passat

    Middle English

    Noun

    futur

    1. alternative form of future

    Adjective

    futur

    1. alternative form of future

    Norman

    Etymology

    From Latin futūrus, future active participle of sum, esse.

    Adjective

    futur m

    1. (Jersey) future

    Noun

    futur m (plural futurs)

    1. (Jersey) future
    2. (Jersey, grammar) future tense

    Derived terms

    • futur composé (compound future)
    • futur continnu (continuous future)

    Occitan

    Etymology

    From Latin futurus.

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    futur m (feminine singular futura, masculine plural futurs, feminine plural futuras)

    1. future

    Noun

    futur m (plural futurs)

    1. future
    2. (grammar) future (tense)

    Piedmontese

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /fyˈtyr/

    Adjective

    futur

    1. future

    Noun

    futur m

    1. future

    Serbo-Croatian

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /fǔtuːr/
    • Hyphenation: fu‧tur

    Noun

    fùtūr m inan (Cyrillic spelling фу̀тӯр)

    1. (grammar) future (verb tense)

    Declension

    Declension of futur
    singular plural
    nominative fùtūr futuri
    genitive futúra futura
    dative futuru futurima
    accusative futur future
    vocative futuru futuri
    locative futuru futurima
    instrumental futurom futurima