deure

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) duty, obligation
2. (masculine, plural-normally) homework

Verb

1. (Balearic, Central, Valencia, transitive) to owe
2. (Balearic, Central, Valencia) to have to (followed by an infinitive)
3. (Balearic, Central, Valencia) it can be assumed, it can be inferred, to be possible (followed by an infinitive)

Concepts

duty

owe

responsibility

homework

must

obligation

job

declaratory judgment

part

onus

assignment

role

function

have to

task

Synonyms

obligació

feina

responsabilitat

tasca

haver de

tenir un deute

Translations

devoir

deber

dovere

dever

καθήκον

Pflicht

obligation

obligación

service

وَاجِب

deure

compito

travail

واجب

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈdɛw.ɾə]

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: dēbeō

Cognate with Occitan: deure

Cognate with French: devoir

Cognate with Spanish: deber

In summary

Inherited from Latin dēbēre (“owe”) (probably through a Vulgar Latin root *debĕre). Compare Occitan deure, dever, French devoir, Spanish deber.