-ur

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ur"

Albanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uɾ/

Suffix

-ur (adjective-forming)

  1. Forms adjectives from verbs. The most common meaning the suffix carries is comparable to -ed in English.
    tredh (to castrate) + ‎-ur → ‎tredhur (castrated)

Derived terms

Albanian terms suffixed with -ur

Catalan

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ur m (noun-forming suffix, plural -urs)

  1. (chemistry) -ide

Derived terms

Catalan terms suffixed with -ur

Further reading

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

  1. nominative singular ending of most strong masculine nouns
  2. nominative singular ending of a few strong masculine nouns
  3. 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

  1. 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)

  1. -ure.
    strukturstructure
    denturdenture

Derived terms

Malay terms suffixed with -ur

Middle English

Etymology 1

Suffix

-ur

  1. alternative form of -our

Etymology 2

Suffix

-ur

  1. alternative form of -ure

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Suffix

-ur

  1. (obsolete) Used to form plural indefinite forms for weak feminine nouns

Old French

Alternative forms

  • -our (later Anglo-Norman)

Suffix

-ur

  1. (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)

  1. Suffix variant found on masculine a-stem nouns

Polish

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-urъ.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ur/
    • Rhymes: -ur
    • Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

    Suffix

    -ur m pers or m animal

    1. Forms masculine nouns
      wilczy + ‎-ur → ‎wilczur

    Declension

    Animal:

    Personal:

    Derived terms

    Swedish

    Suffix

    -ur

    1. -ure; making an art or profession from an occupation, e.g. arkitekt (architect)arkitektur (architecture)

    Derived terms

    Swedish terms suffixed with -ur