urbar

See also: Urbar

German

Etymology

In the modern sense (18th century) via Low German from Middle Low German *ōrbār (in ōrbārheit), Middle Dutch ōrbare (“fruitful”), derived from the noun ōrbār, from Old Saxon ur- + beran (“to bear”), cognate of modern German Urbar (“urbarium”, originally “yield, benefit, fee”), which see for more. An unrelated derivation from the same noun was Upper German urbor (“liable to taxation”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuːrbaːr/, [ˈʔu(ː)ɐ̯.baː(ɐ̯)]

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Adjective

urbar (strong nominative masculine singular urbarer, not comparable)

1. (of land) cultivable, arable, prepared for agricultural (or rarely silvicultural) use

Usage notes

• Principally used in the phrase urbar machen.

Derived terms

• Urbarmachung

Further reading

• “urbar” in Duden online