-ur
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”)