-ur
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ur"
Albanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uɾ/
Suffix
-ur (adjective-forming)
- Forms adjectives from verbs. The most common meaning the suffix carries is comparable to -ed in English.
Derived terms
Catalan
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ur m (noun-forming suffix, plural -urs)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “-ur”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
Icelandic
Etymology 1
From Old Norse -r, the nominative singular ending for i-, u-, masculine a-, and masculine consonant stem nouns, as well as most masculine adjectives. In turn, the Old Norse endings all stem from Proto-Indo-European *-s, a general-purpose masculine/feminine singular nominative ending.
Suffix
-ur
- nominative singular ending of most strong masculine nouns
- nominative singular ending of a few strong masculine nouns
- nominative singular ending of the majority of strong masculine adjectives
Etymology 2
From Old Norse -ur (weak feminine nominative and accusative plural ending).
Suffix
-ur
- the nominative and accusative plural ending for most weak feminine nouns; triggers u-mutation of a preceding a
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from English -ure, from Middle English -ure, from Old French -ure, from Latin -tūra.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [-o(r)]
- Hyphenation: -ur
Suffix
-ur (Jawi spelling ـور)
- -ure.
- struktur ― structure
- dentur ― denture
Derived terms
Malay terms suffixed with -ur
Middle English
Etymology 1
Suffix
-ur
- alternative form of -our
Etymology 2
Suffix
-ur
- alternative form of -ure
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Suffix
-ur
- (obsolete) Used to form plural indefinite forms for weak feminine nouns
Old French
Alternative forms
- -our (later Anglo-Norman)
Suffix
-ur
- (early Anglo-Norman) alternative form of -or (suffix indicating an agent noun)
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *-az, when stressed.
Suffix
-ur m (noun)
- Suffix variant found on masculine a-stem nouns
Polish
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Slavic *-urъ
Polish -ur
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-urъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ur/
- Rhymes: -ur
- Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]
Suffix
-ur m pers or m animal
Declension
Animal:
Declension of -ur
Personal:
Declension of -ur
Derived terms
Swedish
Suffix
-ur
- -ure; making an art or profession from an occupation, e.g. arkitekt (“architect”) → arkitektur (“architecture”)
Derived terms
Swedish terms suffixed with -ur