-ur
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ur"
Catalan[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-ur m (noun-forming suffix, plural -urs)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “-ur”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
Icelandic[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
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[edit]
-ur
- Occurs as the nominative singular ending in every class of strong masculine nouns, although not exclusively.
- Occurs as the nominative singular ending for a few feminine strong nouns.
- The majority of strong, masculine adjectives end in -ur in the nominative.
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Norse -ur (weak feminine nominative and accusative plural ending).
Suffix[edit]
-ur
- The nominative and accusative plural ending for most weak feminine nouns; triggers u-mutation of a preceding a.
Middle English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-ur
- Alternative form of -our
Etymology 2[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-ur
- Alternative form of -ure
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-ur
- (obsolete) Used to form plural indefinite forms for weak feminine nouns
Old French[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- -our (later Anglo-Norman)
Suffix[edit]
-ur
- (early Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of -or (suffix indicating an agent noun)
Old High German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *-az, when stressed.
Suffix[edit]
-ur m (noun)
- Suffix variant found on masculine a-stem nouns
Swedish[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-ur
- -ure; making an art or profession from an occupation, e.g. arkitekt (“architect”) → arkitektur (“architecture”)
Derived terms[edit]
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- Icelandic terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
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- Icelandic lemmas
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- Icelandic inflectional suffixes
- Middle English lemmas
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- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
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- Old French lemmas
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- Old High German terms derived from Proto-Germanic
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- Old High German suffixes
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- Swedish lemmas
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